ROMANIA (ROU)

At MSC we offer reliable and efficient shipping services to and from Romania, for a host of markets and suppliers seeking to do business in and out of the country. If this is the first time you’ve shipped to Romania, be sure to take a look at our in-depth country guide, covering everything from general trade information to import and export procedures, designed to ensure the smooth transport of your goods both in and out of the country.

Fact file

• Language: Romanian
• Time zone: GMT+3
• Currency: Romanian leu (RON)
• Dialling code: +40
• ISO code: ROU
• Capital city: Bucharest
• Area: 238,391 sq km
• Population: 21,729,871
• Weights & measures: Metric system
• Electricity supply: 230v. 50Hz

Key commodities and trading partners

Exports

Machinery and equipment, metals and metal products, textiles and footwear, chemicals, agricultural products, minerals and fuels.

Imports

Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels and minerals, metals, textile and products, agricultural products.

Principal trading partners – exports

• Germany: 18.9%
• Italy: 12.3%
• France: 7.1%
• Turkey: 5.5%
• Hungary: 5.5%

Principal trading partners – imports

• Germany: 17.5%
• Italy: 11%
• Hungary: 9.1%
• France: 5.7%
• Russia: 4.4%

 

Ports and terminals

• Constanta (ROCND) - Constanta South Container Terminal (CSCT)

Prohibited cargo

Imports

• Meat and milk and any items thereof from non-EU countries with the exception of limited amounts from Andorra, Croatia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and small amounts of specific products from other countries.
• Protected species and products thereof as listed by the CITES (e.g. ivory, tortoise shell, coral, reptile skin, wood from Amazonian forests).

Though the above items are the only ones prohibited, there are a number of goods that are heavily restricted. For more information, see their link below.

Exports

• The same as imports when shipping to another EU country. No export prohibitions are in place when shipping to the rest of the world.

For full details of prohibited cargo in Romania please click here.