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(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD191(11)[3]113(4)[1]66(4)[1]43(3)[1]33(3)[1]19(1)[1]4
>= 50 mln USD49(6)[3]29(3)[1]18(3)[1]13(3)[1]10(3)[1]5(1)[1]1
>= 100 mln USD19(5)[3]11(3)[1]6(3)[1]5(3)[1]5(3)[1]2(1)[1]0
>= 200 mln USD7(3)[3]4(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[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 (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202385.85%2,691,359,065
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202379.86%267,241,170
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202376.21%189,373,351
4Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202354.45%20,227,910
5Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202338.74%129,381,159
6Russian 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 oils202336.35%370,482,147
7Lebanon2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202336.33%16,984,100
8Qatar2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202335.34%63,832,804
9Iran7202Ferro-alloys202334.04%10,826,732
10Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202333.09%17,238,309
11Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202331.11%25,735,328

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.