# Bulgaria exports to Russia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Bulgaria reported $382.1M in goods exports to Russia. 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 | $382.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 24.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 24 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 24.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $6.8B | 13.5% | Stable |
| 2 | 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $272.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $813.3M | 5.5% | Watch |
| 4 | 560122 | Wadding: other articles thereof, of man-made fibres | $86.2M | 34% | Watch |
| 5 | 300670 | Pharmaceutical goods: Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments | $15.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 300449 | Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $118.5M | 80.2% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 330749 | Perfumes and deodorizors: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning) | $43.1M | 9.2% | Watch |
| 8 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $282.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 841810 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | $449.0M | 68.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 350790 | Enzymes and prepared enzymes: other than rennet and concentrates thereof | $130.3M | 38.9% | Stable |

## 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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