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(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD134(14)[3]78(12)[2]49(10)[2]40(9)[2]28(7)[2]21(5)[2]9(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD25(7)[3]15(6)[2]13(6)[2]13(6)[2]8(5)[2]7(4)[2]5(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(6)[3]9(6)[2]8(6)[2]8(6)[2]5(5)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604201299.48%101,071,877
2Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201298.91%4,701,824,168
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201293.53%158,723,945
4Ukraine2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201288.94%13,026,934
5Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201286.14%1,208,417,812
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201275.73%23,319,420
7Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201274.82%216,646,710
8Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201265.38%147,958,904
9Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201263.17%45,917,469
10Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201254.78%26,017,080
11Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought201243.34%24,490,952
12Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201240.80%29,413,776
13Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201237.88%74,636,174
14Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201234.46%43,669,470

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 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.