Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD307(18)[7]213(11)[6]152(8)[3]103(6)[3]68(3)[2]42(3)[1]17(1)
>= 50 mln USD54(9)[5]31(8)[5]24(7)[3]21(5)[3]15(3)[2]9(3)[1]4(1)
>= 100 mln USD19(4)[4]14(4)[4]9(3)[2]8(3)[2]6(3)[2]4(3)[1]2(1)
>= 200 mln USD7(3)[3]6(3)[3]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD1(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 DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202390.26%185,276,364
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202385.85%2,691,359,065
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 thickness202381.92%265,272,898
4Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202369.77%19,759,068
5Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm202363.45%71,452,015
6Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202362.91%50,529,288
7Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm202359.05%50,581,107
8Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202352.13%57,184,533
9Russian 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 preparations202344.08%370,482,147
10Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm202342.79%18,125,187
11Iran390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms202340.06%15,256,167
12Ukraine120590Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken202339.67%15,043,795
13Lebanon251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground202336.33%16,984,100
14Qatar281410Ammonia; anhydrous202335.34%63,832,804
15Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof202333.74%20,742,687
16Ukraine441520Wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards; pallet collars202332.25%12,071,144
17Ukraine170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202331.66%44,884,157
18Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202330.51%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:

(n)

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.