Largest market shown
Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
$4.3B of latest reported imports and $3.2B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Romania import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Romania's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$130.9B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+5.7%Three-year reported change
GDP$382.6BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$20.1KLatest reported value
Trade openness0.0%Reported share of GDP
Romania import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$130.9B in imports
Romania recorded $130.9B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +5.7%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Romania imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $130.9B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.3BLatest imports | +6.6% | 15 | 3961 | KAZDeclining | $5.3B |
| 2 | HS 870840Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $1.9BLatest imports | +26.2% | 57 | 4386 | DEUSlowing | $3.8B |
| 3 | HS 271600Electrical energy | $1.5BLatest imports | +21.2% | 7 | 3670 | HUNDeclining | $2.6B |
| 4 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.9BLatest imports | +16.4% | 65 | 1233 | DEUDeclining | $6.2B |
| 5 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $2.5BLatest imports | +7.8% | 63 | 1671 | TURDeclining | $3.2B |
| 6 | HS 854239Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $1.0BLatest imports | +13.2% | 64 | 3415 | DEUDeclining | $1.5B |
| 7 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.8BLatest imports | +16.2% | 65 | 1801 | SVKDeclining | $2.8B |
| 8 | HS 854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $819.2MLatest imports | +12.8% | 62 | 3161 | DEUDeclining | $1.2B |
| 9 | HS 020319Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled | $565.9MLatest imports | +31.3% | 21 | 3754 | ESPDeclining | $1.1B |
| 10 | HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $378.2MLatest imports | +19.5% | 17 | 8765 | UKRDeclining | $644.8M |
| 11 | HS 853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $667.8MLatest imports | +16.7% | 65 | 3066 | DEUDeclining | $1.1B |
| 12 | HS 930690Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $563.2MLatest imports | +18.6% | 32 | 3660 | BGRSlowing | $938.4M |
| 13 | HS 853669Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $518.3MLatest imports | +23.0% | 73 | 3225 | DEUDeclining | $965.6M |
| 14 | HS 853400Circuits: printed | $513.4MLatest imports | +26.4% | 60 | 3027 | CHNDeclining | $1.0B |
| 15 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $510.0MLatest imports | +0.4% | 3 | 9439 | BGRDeclining | $515.9M |
| 16 | HS 382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $255.1MLatest imports | +43.9% | 13 | 9688 | BGRDeclining | $498.2M |
| 17 | HS 392690Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.1BLatest imports | +14.8% | 94 | 1250 | DEUDeclining | $1.7B |
| 18 | HS 721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $491.2MLatest imports | +24.4% | 36 | 2632 | ITADeclining | $945.5M |
| 19 | HS 740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $539.3MLatest imports | +21.9% | 22 | 2902 | BELDeclining | $977.2M |
| 20 | HS 293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $359.3MLatest imports | +20.9% | 29 | 5179 | CHEDeclining | $634.3M |
| 21 | HS 300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $985.4MLatest imports | +9.3% | 29 | 1923 | DEUDeclining | $1.3B |
| 22 | HS 853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $799.9MLatest imports | +15.7% | 81 | 1540 | DEUDeclining | $1.2B |
| 23 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $631.7MLatest imports | +9.7% | 56 | 2409 | DEUDeclining | $833.4M |
| 24 | HS 760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $262.9MLatest imports | +47.5% | 20 | 5888 | NLDDeclining | $513.5M |
| 25 | HS 870332Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $798.7MLatest imports | +16.9% | 45 | 1510 | DEUDeclining | $1.3B |
| 26 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $288.1MLatest imports | +24.8% | 15 | 4522 | TURDeclining | $559.6M |
| 27 | HS 870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $869.8MLatest imports | +20.4% | 62 | 1195 | TURSlowing | $1.5B |
| 28 | HS 870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $400.5MLatest imports | +37.0% | 31 | 2227 | DEUStable | $782.2M |
| 29 | HS 730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $248.9MLatest imports | +26.1% | 38 | 4711 | TURDeclining | $486.2M |
| 30 | HS 840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $297.8MLatest imports | +26.1% | 24 | 4896 | ESPDeclining | $581.7M |
| 31 | HS 870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $849.1MLatest imports | +41.3% | 31 | 1029 | JPNAccelerating | $1.7B |
| 32 | HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $401.4MLatest imports | +20.7% | 36 | 2388 | HUNDeclining | $705.4M |
| 33 | HS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $200.7MLatest imports | +25.0% | 53 | 6433 | DEUDeclining | $392.0M |
| 34 | HS 381512Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included | $266.9MLatest imports | +17.3% | 17 | 5473 | DEUGrowing | $430.6M |
| 35 | HS 732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $788.3MLatest imports | +16.6% | 83 | 1187 | DEUDeclining | $1.2B |
| 36 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $496.1MLatest imports | +25.5% | 58 | 1513 | DEUDeclining | $969.0M |
| 37 | HS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $868.5MLatest imports | +16.1% | 73 | 955 | DEUDeclining | $1.4B |
| 38 | HS 853690Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $455.9MLatest imports | +15.1% | 75 | 2018 | DEUDeclining | $695.9M |
| 39 | HS 854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $608.1MLatest imports | +17.6% | 63 | 1203 | DEUDeclining | $989.8M |
| 40 | HS 293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $197.1MLatest imports | +13.6% | 29 | 8725 | CHEDeclining | $289.2M |
| 41 | HS 721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $330.1MLatest imports | +26.8% | 31 | 2021 | TURDeclining | $644.8M |
| 42 | HS 401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $600.9MLatest imports | +14.9% | 50 | 1399 | POLDeclining | $911.4M |
| 43 | HS 120600Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $291.7MLatest imports | +21.2% | 31 | 2861 | MDADeclining | $519.1M |
| 44 | HS 847989Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $500.6MLatest imports | +7.8% | 76 | 1766 | DEUDeclining | $626.2M |
| 45 | HS 870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $605.6MLatest imports | +13.5% | 34 | 1461 | DEUStable | $885.1M |
| 46 | HS 841490Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $352.9MLatest imports | +13.6% | 56 | 2449 | CHNDeclining | $517.7M |
| 47 | HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $277.7MLatest imports | +23.0% | 32 | 2475 | DEUDeclining | $517.3M |
| 48 | HS 721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $287.2MLatest imports | +28.4% | 33 | 2874 | TURDeclining | $560.9M |
| 49 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $588.9MLatest imports | +13.0% | 70 | 1549 | CHNDeclining | $850.7M |
| 50 | HS 840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $411.5MLatest imports | +19.1% | 48 | 1561 | DEUDeclining | $694.9M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 11 | $7.9B | $5.4B | +18.9% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 3 | $6.3B | $4.9B | +9.4% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 8 | $7.0B | $4.7B | +22.6% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 2 | $4.9B | $1.6B | +12.9% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 5 | $2.2B | $1.2B | +15.9% |
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 1 | $2.5B | $965.1M | +7.8% |
| Iron and steelHS2 72 | 3 | $1.1B | $956.5M | +26.6% |
| Chemical productsHS2 38 | 2 | $522.0M | $794.5M | +30.6% |
| Organic chemicalsHS2 29 | 2 | $556.4M | $674.7M | +17.2% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 1 | $565.9M | $627.2M | +31.3% |
| Articles of iron or steelHS2 73 | 2 | $1.0B | $620.7M | +21.3% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 1 | $378.2M | $602.5M | +19.5% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $255.1M | 13 | 9688 | BGR | 98.4% |
| HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $510.0M | 3 | 9439 | BGR | 97.1% |
| HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $378.2M | 17 | 8765 | UKR | 93.4% |
| HS 293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $197.1M | 29 | 8725 | CHE | 93.3% |
| HS 854129Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $200.7M | 53 | 6433 | DEU | 79.7% |
| HS 760110Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $262.9M | 20 | 5888 | NLD | 73.5% |
| HS 381512Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included | $266.9M | 17 | 5473 | DEU | 70.6% |
| HS 293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $359.3M | 29 | 5179 | CHE | 63.8% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
DEU
Germany
23 screened products
$11.5BCalculated opportunity across these rowsKAZ
Kazakhstan
1 screened products
$3.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsTUR
Turkey
6 screened products
$2.5BCalculated opportunity across these rowsHUN
Hungary
2 screened products
$1.6BCalculated opportunity across these rowsBGR
Bulgaria
3 screened products
$1.5BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
3 screened products
$987.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsESP
Spain
2 screened products
$950.1MCalculated opportunity across these rowsSVK
Slovakia
1 screened products
$810.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Romania import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Romania's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Romania.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.