Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(18 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD194(18)[6]142(13)[5]105(10)[4]86(10)[4]46(7)[3]34(4)[2]23(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD26(8)[4]21(6)[4]14(5)[3]12(5)[3]8(4)[2]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD8(3)[4]8(3)[4]6(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[3]4(2)[3]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2007100.00%708,934,931
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200799.92%3,672,593,993
3Russian Federation780191Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element200799.08%13,493,061
4Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200796.28%55,738,102
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200779.32%10,984,886
6Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200772.69%37,863,060
7Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness200772.64%123,364,898
8Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200769.69%76,897,754
9Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof200767.42%20,910,655
10Ukraine260120Iron pyrites; roasted200767.15%32,211,752
11Russian 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 sheets200747.35%15,594,214
12Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200742.57%80,602,475
13Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200740.05%15,569,492
14Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm200738.17%14,327,892
15Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200737.15%11,635,504
16Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200736.97%69,994,381
17Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200735.18%16,385,426
18Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200730.10%54,791,849

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.