Country Matrix
For 2023, 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: 2023(18 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 307(18)[7] | 213(11)[6] | 152(8)[3] | 103(6)[3] | 68(3)[2] | 42(3)[1] | 17(1) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 54(9)[5] | 31(8)[5] | 24(7)[3] | 21(5)[3] | 15(3)[2] | 9(3)[1] | 4(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 19(4)[4] | 14(4)[4] | 9(3)[2] | 8(3)[2] | 6(3)[2] | 4(3)[1] | 2(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 7(3)[3] | 6(3)[3] | 2(2)[1] | 2(2)[1] | 2(2)[1] | 2(2)[1] | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 1(1)[1] | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2023 | 90.26% | 185,276,364 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2023 | 85.85% | 2,691,359,065 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 720711 | Iron 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 thickness | 2023 | 81.92% | 265,272,898 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 230630 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | 2023 | 69.77% | 19,759,068 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 720839 | Iron 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 3mm | 2023 | 63.45% | 71,452,015 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 2023 | 62.91% | 50,529,288 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 720838 | Iron 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 4.75mm | 2023 | 59.05% | 50,581,107 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2023 | 52.13% | 57,184,533 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 271019 | Petroleum 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 preparations | 2023 | 44.08% | 370,482,147 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 720916 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm | 2023 | 42.79% | 18,125,187 |
| 11 | Iran | 390319 | Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | 2023 | 40.06% | 15,256,167 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 120590 | Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken | 2023 | 39.67% | 15,043,795 |
| 13 | Lebanon | 251020 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground | 2023 | 36.33% | 16,984,100 |
| 14 | Qatar | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2023 | 35.34% | 63,832,804 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 860719 | Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof | 2023 | 33.74% | 20,742,687 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 441520 | Wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards; pallet collars | 2023 | 32.25% | 12,071,144 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2023 | 31.66% | 44,884,157 |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane | 2023 | 30.51% | 22,822,125 |
Partner frequency summary:
Ukraine: 10 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
Iran: 1 occurrence
Lebanon: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 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...
271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
Legend:
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.