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(15 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD137(15)[4]92(13)[3]59(10)[2]46(8)[2]31(6)[1]21(5)7(2)
>= 50 mln USD29(8)[4]18(7)[3]11(6)[2]10(6)[2]7(5)[1]5(4)2(2)
>= 100 mln USD11(6)[4]8(5)[3]5(4)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[1]2(2)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD6(4)[4]5(3)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless201998.41%213,742,454
2Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201990.67%72,938,495
3Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201989.83%192,465,621
4Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201989.35%10,207,907
5Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201987.50%70,434,520
6Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201975.22%630,018,904
7Russian Federation7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201967.53%28,774,140
8Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201965.63%2,068,138,982
9Russian 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 constituents201956.26%17,151,189
10Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201950.75%13,620,550
11Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201944.17%125,272,890
12Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof201944.05%27,164,732
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 rolling201941.28%27,281,933
14Russian 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 oils201934.48%281,675,687
15Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201934.27%25,223,518

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 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.