Bulgaria | Imports and Exports | World | Plastics and articles thereof | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" from Bulgaria totalled $ 1.44 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 39 from Bulgaria decreased by 9.17% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" decreased by $ 145 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 39 from Bulgaria amounted $1.58 billion in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" amounted to 3% of total exports from Bulgaria (cumulative merchandise exports from Bulgaria totalled $ 47 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 39 in total exports from Bulgaria decreased by 0.148 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 3.15% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Bulgaria were equal to $ 50 billion).
Where does Bulgaria export Plastics and articles thereof?
Top export destinations of "Plastics and articles thereof" from Bulgaria in 2023:
- Germany with a share of 16.4% (236 million US$)
- Romania with a share of 12.8% (185 million US$)
- Greece with a share of 11.1% (160 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 8.61% (124 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 6.36% (91 million US$)
- Serbia with a share of 5.28% (76 million US$)
- Poland with a share of 3.66% (52 million US$)
- France with a share of 3% (43 million US$)
- Czech Republic with a share of 2.77% (39 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 2.28% (32 million US$)
Exports structure of 39 - Plastics and articles thereof - from Bulgaria in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 19.2% (277 million US$): 3920 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
- 18.2% (262 million US$): 3923 - Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
- 10.8% (155 million US$): 3917 - Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics
- 9.09% (131 million US$): 3926 - Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14
- 6.7% (96 million US$): 3922 - Baths, shower-baths, sinks, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics
- 5.39% (77 million US$): 3902 - Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms
- 5.04% (72 million US$): 3925 - Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included
- 3.7% (53 million US$): 3916 - Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics
- 3.03% (43 million US$): 3901 - Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
- 2.98% (42 million US$): 3921 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
The value of imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" to Bulgaria totalled $ 2.26 billion in 2023. Sales of commodity group 39 to Bulgaria decreased by 8.26% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" decreased by $ 203 million (the value of imports of commodity group 39 to Bulgaria was equal to $2.46 billion in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 39 "Plastics and articles thereof" accounted for 4.23% of total import flow to Bulgaria (in 2023, total imports to Bulgaria amounted to $ 53 billion). The share of commodity group 39 in total imports to Bulgaria decreased by 0.018 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 4.25% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Bulgaria were equal to $ 58 billion).
Where does Bulgaria import Plastics and articles thereof from?
Top trading partners (import of "Plastics and articles thereof") of Bulgaria in 2023:
- Germany with a share of 16.9% (383 million US$)
- Turkey with a share of 14% (318 million US$)
- Italy with a share of 6.97% (158 million US$)
- Romania with a share of 6.95% (157 million US$)
- Greece with a share of 6.37% (144 million US$)
- China with a share of 5.17% (117 million US$)
- Poland with a share of 4.86% (110 million US$)
- Austria with a share of 3.33% (75 million US$)
- Czech Republic with a share of 3.21% (72 million US$)
- Belgium with a share of 3.14% (71 million US$)
Imports structure of 39 - Plastics and articles thereof - to Bulgaria in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 12.1% (275 million US$): 3926 - Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 39.01 to 39.14
- 9.7% (219 million US$): 3907 - Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms
- 9.07% (205 million US$): 3902 - Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms
- 8.83% (200 million US$): 3920 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
- 7.6% (172 million US$): 3923 - Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
- 7.38% (167 million US$): 3917 - Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics
- 5.9% (133 million US$): 3921 - Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
- 5.39% (122 million US$): 3901 - Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
- 3.8% (86 million US$): 3903 - Polymers of styrene, in primary forms
- 3.71% (84 million US$): 3909 - Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms
