Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD125(13)[3]76(10)[3]50(6)[2]29(5)[2]21(5)[2]13(3)[1]6(1)
>= 50 mln USD22(5)[3]16(5)[3]13(5)[2]9(4)[2]6(4)[2]4(3)[1]2(1)
>= 100 mln USD8(4)[3]8(4)[3]7(4)[2]7(4)[2]5(4)[2]4(3)[1]2(1)
>= 200 mln USD5(2)[3]5(2)[3]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 constituents201693.71%123,322,900
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201688.82%141,061,583
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201682.31%512,211,493
4Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201677.94%1,476,561,293
5Russian Federation8503Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502201672.44%25,712,277
6Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201651.47%99,502,716
7Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201645.08%14,611,448
8Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201644.57%25,653,336
9Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201643.52%20,659,383
10Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201640.63%26,724,259
11Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought201638.84%39,548,810
12Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201638.48%25,312,173
13Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201635.22%14,850,872

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.