Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(19 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD174(19)[6]120(16)[5]91(13)[5]73(10)[5]44(8)[4]24(5)[3]17(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD20(7)[4]16(7)[4]13(7)[4]11(6)[4]9(6)[4]6(5)[3]4(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD6(5)[3]6(5)[3]6(5)[3]6(5)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]4(4)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[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 (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2015100.00%781,277,177
2Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2015100.00%100,276,136
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 thickness201599.64%114,301,616
4Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201595.06%179,668,617
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201582.52%1,852,538,993
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 4.75mm201576.65%38,893,483
7Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201576.44%35,717,983
8Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201570.26%59,904,730
9Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201567.82%29,414,421
10Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201564.79%19,005,056
11Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201557.59%14,995,166
12Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201555.85%35,723,588
13Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201554.29%55,448,831
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 sheets201546.43%10,404,371
15Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm201541.38%11,324,201
16Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201541.24%16,679,113
17Ukraine270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201539.53%25,288,071
18Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201533.52%31,532,931
19Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201532.20%13,019,734

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.