Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Bulgaria'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.

Bulgaria

Year: 2001(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD42(13)[1]30(12)[1]21(9)16(9)11(6)8(5)3(2)
>= 50 mln USD6(3)[1]6(3)[1]4(1)2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200198.56%43,911,980
2Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind200190.54%1,180,287,865
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200188.92%17,273,583
4Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200187.45%10,376,798
5Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200180.77%10,236,169
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200177.48%13,706,009
7Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200169.01%10,095,773
8Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200168.00%15,330,353
9Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200167.56%12,258,266
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 oils200145.48%84,590,532
11Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200143.95%66,782,972
12Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200141.88%12,671,028
13Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200130.88%13,863,688

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.