# Romania Import Opportunities

Explore Romania's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $130.9B
- Import CAGR: +5.7%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.3B | +6.6% | 15 | 3961 |
| 2 | HS 870840 | Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $1.9B | +26.2% | 57 | 4386 |
| 3 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $1.5B | +21.2% | 7 | 3670 |
| 4 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $3.9B | +16.4% | 65 | 1233 |
| 5 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $2.5B | +7.8% | 63 | 1671 |
| 6 | HS 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $1.0B | +13.2% | 64 | 3415 |
| 7 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.8B | +16.2% | 65 | 1801 |
| 8 | HS 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $819.2M | +12.8% | 62 | 3161 |
| 9 | HS 020319 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.1, fresh or chilled | $565.9M | +31.3% | 21 | 3754 |
| 10 | HS 151211 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $378.2M | +19.5% | 17 | 8765 |
| 11 | HS 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $667.8M | +16.7% | 65 | 3066 |
| 12 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $563.2M | +18.6% | 32 | 3660 |
| 13 | HS 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $518.3M | +23.0% | 73 | 3225 |
| 14 | HS 853400 | Circuits: printed | $513.4M | +26.4% | 60 | 3027 |
| 15 | HS 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $510.0M | +0.4% | 3 | 9439 |
| 16 | HS 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $255.1M | +43.9% | 13 | 9688 |
| 17 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $1.1B | +14.8% | 94 | 1250 |
| 18 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $491.2M | +24.4% | 36 | 2632 |
| 19 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $539.3M | +21.9% | 22 | 2902 |
| 20 | HS 293399 | Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933 | $359.3M | +20.9% | 29 | 5179 |
| 21 | HS 300215 | Blood, 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 | $985.4M | +9.3% | 29 | 1923 |
| 22 | HS 853710 | Boards, 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 | $799.9M | +15.7% | 81 | 1540 |
| 23 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $631.7M | +9.7% | 56 | 2409 |
| 24 | HS 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $262.9M | +47.5% | 20 | 5888 |
| 25 | HS 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $798.7M | +16.9% | 45 | 1510 |
| 26 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $288.1M | +24.8% | 15 | 4522 |
| 27 | HS 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $869.8M | +20.4% | 62 | 1195 |
| 28 | HS 870360 | Vehicles: 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 | $400.5M | +37.0% | 31 | 2227 |
| 29 | HS 730661 | Iron 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 | $248.9M | +26.1% | 38 | 4711 |
| 30 | HS 840734 | Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $297.8M | +26.1% | 24 | 4896 |
| 31 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: 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 | $849.1M | +41.3% | 31 | 1029 |
| 32 | HS 230910 | Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $401.4M | +20.7% | 36 | 2388 |
| 33 | HS 854129 | Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $200.7M | +25.0% | 53 | 6433 |
| 34 | HS 381512 | Catalysts, 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 | +17.3% | 17 | 5473 |
| 35 | HS 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $788.3M | +16.6% | 83 | 1187 |
| 36 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $496.1M | +25.5% | 58 | 1513 |
| 37 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $868.5M | +16.1% | 73 | 955 |
| 38 | HS 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $455.9M | +15.1% | 75 | 2018 |
| 39 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $608.1M | +17.6% | 63 | 1203 |
| 40 | HS 293499 | Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $197.1M | +13.6% | 29 | 8725 |
| 41 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $330.1M | +26.8% | 31 | 2021 |
| 42 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $600.9M | +14.9% | 50 | 1399 |
| 43 | HS 120600 | Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $291.7M | +21.2% | 31 | 2861 |
| 44 | HS 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $500.6M | +7.8% | 76 | 1766 |
| 45 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $605.6M | +13.5% | 34 | 1461 |
| 46 | HS 841490 | Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan | $352.9M | +13.6% | 56 | 2449 |
| 47 | HS 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $277.7M | +23.0% | 32 | 2475 |
| 48 | HS 721420 | Iron 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 | $287.2M | +28.4% | 33 | 2874 |
| 49 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $588.9M | +13.0% | 70 | 1549 |
| 50 | HS 840991 | Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft) | $411.5M | +19.1% | 48 | 1561 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.