Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Romania's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Romania

Year: 2004(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD193(14)[3]121(12)[3]69(11)[2]41(7)[2]29(3)[1]17(1)8(1)
>= 50 mln USD36(6)[3]29(6)[3]21(5)[2]13(3)[2]9(1)[1]41
>= 100 mln USD18(5)[3]15(5)[3]11(4)[2]8(3)[2]5(1)[1]30
>= 200 mln USD8(3)[2]7(3)[2]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]4(1)[1]20
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200491.22%44,568,322
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200476.04%600,389,821
3Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200475.29%10,722,927
4Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200467.94%23,557,648
5Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200464.25%212,405,535
6Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200463.99%18,224,941
7Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200463.02%1,208,672,407
8Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200457.52%62,513,530
9Ukraine1005Maize (corn)200456.11%32,408,366
10Russian Federation7901Zinc; unwrought200453.35%11,428,647
11Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200451.87%160,059,280
12Ukraine2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200444.69%161,889,879
13Ukraine7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel200437.66%15,039,042
14Ukraine7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200436.96%20,494,791

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.