Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD160(16)[3]105(13)[3]67(8)[3]37(7)[2]25(3)[2]20(3)[2]8(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD32(8)[3]25(7)[3]16(3)[3]9(3)[2]9(3)[2]9(3)[2]4(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD13(5)[3]11(5)[3]7(3)[3]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]3(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]3(2)[3]3(2)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200896.70%434,447,557
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200891.40%4,482,644,597
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200885.28%1,225,503,825
4Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200868.91%35,332,311
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200862.61%10,039,812
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200861.73%19,619,969
7Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200860.73%15,211,083
8Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200857.35%20,665,759
9Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200848.39%105,598,101
10Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200847.22%307,409,176
11Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200843.85%29,636,951
12Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200842.10%71,268,344
13Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200840.49%87,245,635
14Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200836.26%70,660,805
15Russian Federation7801Lead; unwrought200835.01%11,917,939
16Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802200834.98%20,710,155

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.