Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(23 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD166(23)[5]129(22)[4]101(21)[4]79(18)[4]57(13)[2]46(11)[2]23(6)[2]
>= 50 mln USD24(7)[4]23(7)[4]20(7)[4]17(7)[4]13(7)[2]12(6)[2]7(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD8(5)[3]8(5)[3]7(5)[3]7(5)[3]5(5)[2]5(5)[2]4(4)[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2011100.00%1,063,075,735
2Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201197.21%14,022,776
3Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201196.06%232,205,003
4Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201195.28%3,832,442,716
5Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201193.59%17,514,587
6Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201193.44%103,901,750
7Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201188.35%41,489,177
8Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201184.71%243,938,696
9Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201181.04%42,554,189
10Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201180.84%65,585,220
11Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201180.12%36,787,770
12Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201172.76%21,343,573
13Ukraine270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201171.75%62,873,643
14Russian 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 sheets201169.64%23,603,355
15Ukraine720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201165.24%18,110,449
16Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201162.99%25,228,602
17Russian Federation841950Heat exchange units; not used for domestic purposes201162.71%17,437,838
18Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201162.58%38,187,583
19Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201158.87%28,303,061
20Ukraine720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201156.31%16,461,446
21Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201152.37%10,746,086
22Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201140.71%46,222,364
23Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201133.28%32,603,784

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 14 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.