Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD215(17)[5]141(11)[4]118(11)[4]84(11)[4]59(9)[3]38(7)[2]20(4)
>= 50 mln USD24(8)[4]16(6)[3]13(6)[3]13(6)[3]11(5)[2]10(4)[1]5(3)
>= 100 mln USD12(6)[4]7(4)[3]5(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]3(2)[1]2(2)
>= 200 mln USD3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous202099.97%71,274,177
2Russian 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 406.4mm202096.59%147,198,337
3Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness202095.58%204,537,576
4Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202094.08%10,430,903
5Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202086.58%88,719,266
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202085.77%19,610,722
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202084.04%31,007,855
8Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202078.09%328,528,684
9Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202074.24%19,632,167
10Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof202061.65%32,561,502
11Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202061.26%901,115,091
12Ukraine721420Iron 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 rolling202039.72%10,916,552
13Russian 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 preparations202037.11%167,970,163
14Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm202036.40%10,727,703
15Russian Federation880330Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803202034.62%16,989,424
16Ukraine390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms202033.73%12,800,967
17Russian Federation120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202030.54%152,052,035

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271121 - 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.