Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD301(24)[6]206(17)[5]150(12)[5]109(10)[4]74(5)[3]52(4)[3]19
>= 50 mln USD59(10)[6]41(8)[5]30(8)[5]23(7)[4]14(3)[3]12(3)[3]4
>= 100 mln USD17(8)[4]15(7)[3]13(7)[3]11(7)[3]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]1
>= 200 mln USD9(6)[4]8(5)[3]7(5)[3]6(5)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]0
>= 500 mln USD5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness202285.18%310,821,813
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202283.68%3,451,248,731
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202282.26%345,799,852
4Ukraine120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202281.76%15,320,467
5Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202278.32%21,444,371
6Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202266.89%33,901,530
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202266.81%129,474,236
8Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202266.09%179,780,001
9Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202265.46%662,572,186
10Russian 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 preparations202261.69%678,836,758
11Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202258.90%70,670,350
12Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202255.24%33,784,699
13Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202248.98%33,048,971
14Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202248.40%17,800,644
15Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202248.04%13,456,866
16Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof202245.22%24,395,639
17Iran390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms202244.06%15,788,552
18United Arab Emirates842482Mechanical appliances; agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424202239.67%12,530,771
19Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202238.74%44,914,154
20Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202237.88%1,195,260,754
21Iran390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms202237.13%13,091,901
22Russian Federation740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes202235.88%87,658,776
23Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm202232.06%36,329,511
24Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202230.76%49,575,359

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.