Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD268(14)[5]144(8)[3]90(7)[2]52(5)[2]32(4)15(3)8(2)
>= 50 mln USD88(9)[5]55(5)[3]31(4)[2]17(3)[2]10(2)8(2)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD37(3)[5]25(2)[3]13(1)[2]7(1)[2]321
>= 200 mln USD14(3)[5]10(2)[3]8(1)[2]4(1)[2]100
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[3]3(1)[2]2[1]1[1]000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine4401Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chip or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms201491.72%21,823,498
2Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared201490.02%77,891,774
3United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201484.79%71,105,873
4Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201476.90%12,869,234
5Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201469.09%224,428,720
6Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201458.01%51,851,370
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201454.20%40,900,966
8Russian Federation2710Petroleum 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 oils201440.60%625,089,063
9Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201439.59%94,226,638
10Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201437.96%79,459,391
11Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201436.20%75,768,857
12Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201434.31%1,645,144,812
13Ukraine0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled201433.33%14,109,971
14Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201433.07%22,306,424

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.