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(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD82(12)[1]60(8)[1]46(8)31(7)21(4)12(2)5(1)
>= 50 mln USD12(3)[1]11(2)[1]6(2)5(2)4(2)3(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD6(2)[1]5(1)[1]1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 200 mln USD2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200498.08%97,293,217
2Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200489.83%20,088,067
3Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind200474.22%1,569,708,969
4Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200472.96%22,537,992
5Russian Federation8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines200466.20%11,695,481
6Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200463.71%49,782,996
7Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200461.75%39,511,998
8Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200456.63%12,093,437
9Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200439.96%105,621,215
10Ukraine7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200438.99%13,379,331
11Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200437.28%37,648,198
12Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200430.45%12,266,245

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

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.