# Bulgaria exports to Germany: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Bulgaria to Germany, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/BGR-DEU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Bulgaria reported $6.7B in goods exports to Germany. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $6.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 28% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 98 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $1.6B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $2.3B | 34.3% | Watch |
| 3 | 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $1.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $10.5B | 4.6% | Watch |
| 5 | 871160 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $1.9B | 33.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 902519 | Thermometers and pyrometers: (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instruments | $514.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 854430 | Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $6.1B | 11% | Stable |
| 8 | 740911 | Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, in coils | $333.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $26.4B | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 853890 | Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | $2.5B | 41.5% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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