Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(26 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD653(26)[6]452(24)[6]291(15)[5]185(9)[1]119(6)[1]71(4)[1]31(3)
>= 50 mln USD155(13)[6]122(13)[6]72(7)[5]47(3)[1]31(3)[1]18(3)[1]8(3)
>= 100 mln USD64(6)[3]48(6)[3]33(4)[3]23(1)[1]14(1)[1]9(1)[1]4(1)
>= 200 mln USD28(3)[3]21(3)[3]16(2)[3]9[1]6[1]4[1]2
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[3]7(2)[3]6(2)[3]3[1]1[1]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202295.97%55,199,693
2Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202293.51%81,564,035
3Ukraine120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202291.22%108,802,263
4Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202280.68%43,741,323
5Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202273.85%17,505,840
6Ukraine440131Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets202272.09%13,934,941
7United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene202262.27%38,229,870
8Russian Federation850153Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW202262.07%16,518,913
9Ukraine252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202261.00%34,767,301
10Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202257.95%1,590,371,061
11Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202257.27%67,271,306
12Russian Federation480421Kraft paper and paperboard; sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202252.14%10,045,811
13Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution202251.36%30,740,922
14Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202251.02%186,419,679
15Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202250.73%2,994,305,638
16Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202248.95%13,426,937
17Russian Federation400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202247.61%57,954,943
18Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202245.48%138,073,928
19Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202244.03%25,971,731
20Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken202243.71%76,238,980
21Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202242.62%56,169,202
22Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202241.97%14,796,992
23Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202241.22%221,778,033
24Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202241.12%74,269,423
25Ukraine440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202236.40%17,183,817
26Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202234.76%16,152,093

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 15 occurrences

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - 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.