Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(20 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD136(20)[4]90(14)[3]55(7)[2]40(7)[2]29(6)[1]18(4)[1]9(2)
>= 50 mln USD28(9)[4]19(6)[3]11(5)[2]10(5)[2]7(4)[1]4(3)[1]1(1)
>= 100 mln USD10(6)[4]9(5)[3]6(4)[2]6(4)[2]4(3)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[4]5(2)[3]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8402Boilers; steam or other vapour generating (other than central heating hot water boilers, capable also of producing low pressure steam), super heated water boilers201795.89%121,346,230
2Russian Federation7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated201793.14%45,997,182
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201781.98%646,360,825
4Russian 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 constituents201781.73%82,394,056
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201776.30%123,747,577
6Russian Federation8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines201771.82%26,878,861
7Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201769.10%1,824,750,495
8Russian Federation7212Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated201749.95%11,809,925
9Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201749.15%18,378,658
10Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201748.23%47,525,180
11Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201747.28%11,180,570
12Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201742.94%37,447,616
13Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201742.60%111,967,288
14Russian Federation7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel201740.85%38,637,272
15Russian Federation8803Aircraft; parts of heading no. 8801 or 8802201739.30%15,600,992
16Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201737.68%22,595,863
17Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought201736.49%88,261,586
18Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201734.81%94,049,575
19Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel201731.66%13,350,567
20Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201731.35%260,704,499

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.