Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD208(12)[1]132(7)86(5)53(5)34(2)19(1)8(1)
>= 50 mln USD51(5)[1]37(5)27(4)18(4)11(2)6(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD21(3)[1]18(3)14(3)9(3)5(2)2(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD8(3)[1]7(3)7(3)5(3)3(2)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD2[1]110000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202494.33%285,995,096
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202471.60%263,821,999
3Iraq2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202467.22%54,619,523
4Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202465.77%10,227,652
5Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202461.23%222,387,965
6Ukraine1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202441.80%68,017,272
7Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202440.79%33,758,191
8Iran7202Ferro-alloys202438.64%12,962,543
9Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202438.35%12,637,536
10Ukraine4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202437.29%10,404,010
11Iran3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms202435.93%30,907,832
12Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202433.35%22,426,298

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

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.