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(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD149(15)[2]88(14)[2]59(10)[2]43(7)[2]32(5)[2]21(4)[2]11(2)
>= 50 mln USD21(7)[2]14(7)[2]11(6)[2]10(5)[2]8(4)[2]6(4)[2]3(2)
>= 100 mln USD11(7)[2]9(7)[2]7(6)[2]6(5)[2]5(4)[2]4(4)[2]2(2)
>= 200 mln USD6(4)[2]6(4)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201497.93%161,705,849
2Russian Federation2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201492.01%239,119,181
3Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201484.29%2,963,183,999
4Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201483.85%1,061,367,700
5Russian Federation8503Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502201476.65%30,128,489
6Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201465.80%128,036,611
7Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201462.59%19,365,164
8Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201459.86%44,591,613
9Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201459.55%121,935,945
10Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201451.67%19,789,901
11Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201448.61%32,200,860
12Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802201448.30%17,409,829
13Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless201447.69%310,353,846
14Russian Federation7801Lead; unwrought201443.23%11,821,818
15Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201436.39%23,580,360

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.