Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD145(19)[5]117(19)[4]85(15)[1]60(11)[1]47(7)[1]35(3)[1]23(1)
>= 50 mln USD23(4)[4]18(4)[3]12(4)8(4)6(2)5(1)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD7(1)[1]6(1)[1]4(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD4[1]4[1]21111
>= 500 mln USD1111111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200696.69%110,235,097
2Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200686.66%46,365,750
3Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200680.22%21,449,408
4Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200675.54%14,484,412
5Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter200674.36%70,422,682
6Ukraine720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200671.37%11,044,899
7Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200670.59%22,918,168
8Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200668.74%84,390,204
9Ukraine260120Iron pyrites; roasted200666.63%26,332,108
10Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof200666.22%10,566,936
11Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200660.88%83,672,733
12Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section200659.88%16,694,578
13Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200659.22%14,588,426
14Ukraine720827Iron 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 3mm200658.00%12,831,023
15Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200654.71%16,189,870
16Russian 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 sheets200648.21%11,383,423
17Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200645.29%13,403,492
18Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200643.40%23,582,299
19Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200640.81%14,416,234

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 14 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.