Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Bulgaria's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Bulgaria

19 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada7401Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)2024100.00%28,247,511
2Germany7402Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining202499.86%16,152,980
3Italy8604Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles; whether or not self-propelled (e.g. workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection vehicles)202499.75%17,777,167
4Türkiye7406Copper; powders and flakes202496.21%10,466,957
5Türkiye7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202494.92%14,716,990
6Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202494.33%285,995,096
7Germany8605Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)202494.02%16,995,141
8Ecuador0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried202492.66%55,618,745
9China8715Baby carriages and parts thereof202489.24%11,890,703
10China2941Antibiotics202487.51%42,411,906
11Türkiye7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202486.83%25,387,871
12Türkiye7413Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated202485.83%28,584,673
13Netherlands1804Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202485.75%57,355,206
14North Macedonia2607Lead ores and concentrates202485.59%73,439,934
15Greece2404Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body202484.95%92,748,506
16Türkiye7408Copper wire202484.88%185,502,342
17Netherlands2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds202484.07%31,236,843
18Türkiye2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202482.62%49,444,343
19Türkiye4008Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber202481.02%24,323,107

Partner frequency summary:

Türkiye: 7 occurrences

China: 2 occurrences

Germany: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 2 occurrences

Canada: 1 occurrence

Ecuador: 1 occurrence

Greece: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

North Macedonia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.