Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Bulgaria reported $17.8M in goods exports to Malta. 1 product types are marked for closer review, covering 15.3% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Bulgaria to Malta in the latest available year.
$17.8M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
15.3% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
27 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Bulgaria to Malta. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 271019 makes up 58.1% of exports from Bulgaria to Malta. The main reason to review it is: Some product types remain below their previous high.
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product 271019HS6 271019 - six-digit product code | $2.2B | 39.9% | 1.1 | Watch |
| 2 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seedHS6 100590 - six-digit product code | $24.7M | 64.6% | 1.2 | High attention |
| 3 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803HS6 880330 - six-digit product code | $84.6M | 8.9% | 1.5 | Watch |
| 4 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS6 300490 - six-digit product code | $386.7M | 95.9% | 2 | Watch |
| 5 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10HS6 210690 - six-digit product code | $36.0M | 0% | 0.6 | Stable |
| 6 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS6 170199 - six-digit product code | $17.3M | 0% | 2.7 | Watch |
| 7 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar productsHS6 190590 - six-digit product code | $49.3M | 56.7% | 1.4 | Watch |
| 8 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS6 848180 - six-digit product code | $17.8M | 47.3% | 1.8 | Watch |
| 9 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS6 847130 - six-digit product code | $38.4M | 0% | 1.2 | Watch |
| 10 | Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS6 940161 - six-digit product code | $11.4M | 0% | 0.9 | Watch |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Bulgaria. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Bulgaria reported $17.8M in goods exports to Malta in 2024.
15.3% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.