Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(21 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD187(21)[9]128(18)[6]94(16)[5]80(13)[5]52(11)[3]36(8)[3]22(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD23(8)[7]17(7)[6]15(6)[5]12(6)[5]9(6)[3]7(5)[3]4(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD8(4)[4]6(4)[4]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[3]4(3)[3]3(3)[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]
>= 500 mln USD4(3)[3]4(3)[3]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2013100.00%1,017,820,861
2Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201398.26%208,174,103
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201394.68%4,248,776,986
4Russian Federation860310Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604)201386.05%54,376,579
5Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201385.85%11,406,750
6Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm201381.38%36,403,003
7Ukraine270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201380.73%33,085,689
8Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201380.10%69,493,646
9Ukraine860719Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, axles and wheels, and parts thereof201379.15%22,554,354
10Ukraine720839Iron 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 3mm201378.27%66,984,071
11Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201371.80%21,449,874
12Ukraine720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201363.28%20,559,892
13Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201361.43%18,137,463
14Ukraine270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201358.10%32,913,729
15Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201357.43%17,515,811
16Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201353.38%36,848,006
17Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201349.13%24,833,313
18Russian 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 preparations201346.11%618,586,085
19Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded201338.62%11,672,604
20Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201336.10%20,448,265
21Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201334.49%56,462,261

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Syria: 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...

271121 - 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.