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 USD | 232(11)[2] | 145(8)[1] | 88(5) | 55(5) | 37(2) | 15(1) | 6 |
| >= 50 mln USD | 63(7)[2] | 49(6)[1] | 33(4) | 24(4) | 16(2) | 10(1) | 4 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 28(3)[2] | 23(3)[1] | 15(2) | 13(2) | 7(1) | 5(1) | 0 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 13(3)[2] | 12(3)[1] | 10(2) | 8(2) | 5(1) | 4(1) | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6(1)[2] | 5(1)[1] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2025 | 82.44% | 226,202,073 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1514 | Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2025 | 71.20% | 53,286,676 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 7208 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated | 2025 | 69.39% | 253,188,956 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 2207 | Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength | 2025 | 63.04% | 10,442,173 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1005 | Maize (corn) | 2025 | 60.89% | 70,827,557 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2025 | 45.47% | 76,022,702 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 2711 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons | 2025 | 45.29% | 1,020,873,212 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2025 | 41.19% | 22,812,919 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1701 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | 2025 | 37.42% | 57,069,859 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 7209 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | 2025 | 36.87% | 25,543,349 |
| 11 | Iran | 7202 | Ferro-alloys | 2025 | 32.75% | 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.