Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD232(11)[2]145(8)[1]88(5)55(5)37(2)15(1)6
>= 50 mln USD63(7)[2]49(6)[1]33(4)24(4)16(2)10(1)4
>= 100 mln USD28(3)[2]23(3)[1]15(2)13(2)7(1)5(1)0
>= 200 mln USD13(3)[2]12(3)[1]10(2)8(2)5(1)4(1)0
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]5(1)[1]32220

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202582.44%226,202,073
2Ukraine1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202571.20%53,286,676
3Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202569.39%253,188,956
4Ukraine2207Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength202563.04%10,442,173
5Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202560.89%70,827,557
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202545.47%76,022,702
7Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202545.29%1,020,873,212
8Ukraine1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202541.19%22,812,919
9Ukraine1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202537.42%57,069,859
10Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202536.87%25,543,349
11Iran7202Ferro-alloys202532.75%11,406,838

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.