Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD164(13)[4]100(6)[2]69(5)[2]53(4)[2]31(2)18(2)6(2)
>= 50 mln USD40(9)[4]24(5)[2]16(5)[2]14(4)[2]7(2)5(2)3(2)
>= 100 mln USD17(6)[4]10(4)[2]8(4)[2]8(4)[2]3(2)3(2)2(2)
>= 200 mln USD7(4)[4]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202197.42%352,319,397
2Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202190.31%100,091,035
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202169.80%1,262,666,589
4Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202161.17%1,239,636,782
5Ukraine2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202151.84%62,658,461
6Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)202149.87%11,959,147
7Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202136.84%54,280,060
8Russian 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 oils202136.54%337,997,390
9Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof202135.33%31,131,826
10Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys202134.41%11,843,848
11Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202133.60%130,431,688
12Russian Federation7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202132.14%88,306,888
13Russian Federation8603Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders, other than those of heading no. 8604202131.70%16,770,346

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 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.