Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(25 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD202(25)[8]144(20)[6]113(18)[6]89(15)[5]56(10)[4]33(4)[3]20(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD26(9)[7]19(7)[5]15(6)[5]14(6)[4]10(5)[3]6(4)[2]5(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD11(6)[4]8(5)[3]6(4)[3]6(4)[3]5(4)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD7(5)[3]6(4)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2014100.00%1,001,357,445
2Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201498.26%157,329,957
3Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201493.78%239,119,181
4Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201484.29%2,963,183,999
5Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201477.19%80,689,255
6Ukraine720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201476.74%10,073,655
7Russian Federation850300Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502201476.65%30,128,489
8Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201474.37%23,681,877
9Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201473.18%19,777,829
10Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm201472.65%31,755,085
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 3mm201467.22%51,588,904
12Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201463.23%18,495,093
13Russian 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 sheets201462.59%19,365,164
14Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201461.50%16,161,409
15Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201460.05%32,139,924
16Ukraine740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1201455.18%10,429,174
17Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201452.95%30,817,731
18Russian Federation880330Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803201451.68%17,390,295
19Russian Federation730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201448.05%310,353,846
20Ukraine270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201440.66%23,665,480
21Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201436.70%57,883,565
22Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201436.39%23,580,360
23Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201435.78%12,494,106
24Iran310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201435.26%36,034,447
25Russian 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 preparations201432.42%375,514,319

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.