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(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD128(11)[2]85(7)[2]60(5)[1]41(5)29(2)18(1)11(1)
>= 50 mln USD21(5)[2]17(4)[2]11(4)[1]9(4)7(2)6(1)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD10(3)[1]8(2)[1]4(2)4(2)3(1)3(1)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD4[1]4[1]11111
>= 500 mln USD2211111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200693.62%160,985,439
2Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200672.01%71,578,395
3Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200665.78%92,983,833
4Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200664.96%37,389,525
5Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200660.97%107,972,503
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200648.21%11,383,423
7Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200640.81%14,416,234
8Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200638.32%10,566,936
9Ukraine7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200638.05%24,791,768
10Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200635.42%123,028,679
11Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200632.29%19,562,236

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

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.