Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD259(10)[2]135(6)[2]78(5)[2]42(3)[1]23(2)[1]13(2)[1]5(1)
>= 50 mln USD73(6)[2]39(4)[2]22(3)[2]14(2)[1]10(2)[1]5(2)[1]2(1)
>= 100 mln USD24(4)[2]14(3)[2]10(2)[2]6(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD10(3)[2]8(3)[2]5(2)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200793.17%84,243,951
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200787.70%1,309,262,129
3Russian Federation7901Zinc; unwrought200764.96%32,749,873
4Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200756.93%18,775,080
5Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200753.68%2,381,833,303
6Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200743.54%203,298,109
7Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200738.84%56,007,324
8Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200735.70%23,360,215
9Iran2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200734.23%42,578,566
10Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200730.33%133,119,725

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.