# Bulgaria exports to South Korea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Bulgaria reported $184.1M in goods exports to South Korea. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## 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 | $184.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 56.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 12 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.2B | 56.1% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.5B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 260700 | Lead ores and concentrates | $1.7B | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $4.7B | 26.8% | Watch |
| 5 | 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 | $1.7B | 65% | High attention |
| 6 | 740911 | Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, in coils | $150.6M | 88.6% | High attention |
| 7 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $28.3M | 25.5% | Stable |
| 8 | 841229 | Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, other than linear acting (cylinders) | $83.6M | 17% | Stable |
| 9 | 740100 | Copper mattes: cement copper (precipitated copper) | $176.2M | 4% | Stable |
| 10 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $1.1B | 0% | 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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