Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(23 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD184(23)[10]133(20)[6]101(19)[6]84(16)[6]56(14)[4]39(7)[3]20(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD29(9)[7]21(8)[5]18(8)[5]18(8)[5]12(8)[3]6(4)[2]6(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD12(6)[5]8(5)[3]8(5)[3]8(5)[3]7(5)[3]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[4]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[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 gas2012100.00%1,160,583,654
2Russian Federation860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)201299.98%101,071,877
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201298.91%4,701,824,168
4Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201297.85%157,989,975
5Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201288.94%13,026,934
6Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm201284.18%38,749,341
7Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201280.16%24,479,658
8Ukraine270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201278.76%71,754,742
9Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201278.47%34,487,936
10Russian 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 sheets201275.73%23,319,420
11Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201273.35%60,984,254
12Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201272.66%68,511,406
13Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201271.59%23,977,588
14Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201271.46%110,404,032
15Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201265.95%20,354,368
16Ukraine720837Iron 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 10mm201265.54%13,381,990
17Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201257.20%11,554,154
18Ukraine720917Iron 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 1mm201255.64%12,818,020
19Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201252.94%15,778,500
20Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201247.13%29,413,776
21Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201237.82%416,378,514
22Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201234.46%43,669,470
23Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201233.58%46,867,042

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 13 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.