Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD276(13)[4]172(7)[2]96(5)[1]52(3)[1]31(3)[1]14(2)7(1)
>= 50 mln USD104(7)[4]62(4)[2]38(3)[1]16(2)[1]10(2)[1]5(1)3
>= 100 mln USD48(4)[4]31(3)[2]19(2)[1]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]22
>= 200 mln USD24(3)[4]16(2)[2]9(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]11
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[3]3(1)[1]10000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201896.98%10,698,306
2Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201881.14%99,886,559
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201872.93%383,914,135
4Ukraine4401Fuel 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 forms201859.89%21,151,354
5Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201851.88%132,063,758
6Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201845.66%47,567,126
7Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201843.28%1,842,121,852
8Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201839.01%57,238,399
9United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201838.59%38,121,985
10Russian 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 oils201837.61%665,944,683
11Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201835.58%33,860,434
12Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201833.40%29,948,413
13Russian 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 strip201830.55%80,566,456

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.