Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD84(16)[3]76(14)[1]62(14)50(12)32(8)23(6)10(3)
>= 50 mln USD13(4)[2]11(3)[1]7(3)5(3)4(2)3(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD4(1)4(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 200 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200499.89%30,162,971
2Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200497.53%66,368,496
3Ukraine720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200494.28%11,110,444
4Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200489.83%20,088,067
5Ukraine260120Iron pyrites; roasted200484.69%24,867,806
6Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200483.61%25,629,830
7Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200474.22%1,569,708,969
8Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200473.54%10,739,517
9Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200467.93%52,669,913
10Russian Federation840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines200466.20%11,695,481
11Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200462.34%38,040,852
12Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section200461.59%10,093,912
13Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200456.63%12,093,437
14Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200452.56%12,241,844
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200431.86%24,703,481
16Ukraine271019Petroleum 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 preparations200430.48%68,753,488

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - 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.