Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD206(19)[7]147(19)[6]112(15)[5]90(14)[5]59(9)[3]42(8)[3]20(3)
>= 50 mln USD27(7)[6]22(7)[5]15(6)[4]13(6)[4]10(5)[3]9(5)[3]3(3)
>= 100 mln USD10(5)[5]9(5)[4]6(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]2(2)
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201999.08%213,742,454
2Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201990.95%183,200,428
3Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201990.71%72,938,495
4Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201989.35%10,207,907
5Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201988.59%21,647,428
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201987.36%48,787,092
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201984.03%578,722,229
8Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201982.50%87,551,993
9Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201973.64%12,960,777
10Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201968.07%17,151,189
11Russian Federation740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201967.53%28,774,140
12Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201965.63%2,068,138,982
13Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201965.10%49,540,112
14Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201965.00%27,136,806
15Ukraine721420Iron 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 rolling201954.14%26,939,342
16Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201944.73%15,108,160
17Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201944.54%281,675,687
18Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201941.54%19,576,568
19Iran390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms201940.94%10,099,224

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.