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

15 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1North Macedonia2607Lead ores and concentrates202595.73%61,554,495
2Türkiye7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202593.00%19,226,565
3Ecuador0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried202592.87%65,979,343
4China8524Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens202592.37%64,498,462
5Netherlands1804Cocoa; butter, fat and oil202591.87%93,447,213
6Germany8601Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators202590.66%38,114,606
7USA8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles202588.68%639,965,351
8Morocco3103Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic202588.41%19,708,994
9China2941Antibiotics202586.01%51,774,861
10Greece2404Products 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 body202585.27%134,266,781
11France5211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2202583.48%39,367,790
12China8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)202582.81%900,625,270
13Türkiye7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202582.79%24,107,991
14Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202582.44%226,202,073
15Türkiye7408Copper wire202580.36%220,837,627

Partner frequency summary:

China: 3 occurrences

Türkiye: 3 occurrences

Ecuador: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Germany: 1 occurrence

Greece: 1 occurrence

Morocco: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

North Macedonia: 1 occurrence

USA: 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.