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(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD117(12)[3]75(11)[2]51(8)[2]35(6)[2]22(4)[2]14(4)[2]8(2)
>= 50 mln USD20(6)[3]12(6)[2]11(6)[2]10(5)[2]7(4)[2]5(4)[2]2(2)
>= 100 mln USD8(5)[3]6(5)[2]6(5)[2]6(5)[2]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]2(2)
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[3]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]0
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 constituents201593.50%179,668,617
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201593.38%118,537,197
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201587.72%915,120,102
4Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201582.52%1,852,538,993
5Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201568.04%35,717,983
6Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201560.15%127,157,029
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201550.83%57,490,370
8Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201550.31%31,506,281
9Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201548.48%29,610,575
10Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201547.58%19,071,320
11Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201546.43%10,404,371
12Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201535.03%39,620,458

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

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.