# Bulgaria exports to Romania: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Bulgaria reported $5.1B in goods exports to Romania. 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 | $5.1B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 51.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 8 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 144 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $1.5B | 53.4% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $510.0M | 71.7% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $563.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 382600 | Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $255.1M | 29.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.5B | 21.6% | Watch |
| 6 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $283.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $179.9M | 28.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $388.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $100.0M | 59.7% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $245.3M | 46.5% | 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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