# Bulgaria exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Bulgaria reported $247.1M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. The overall review level is High 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 | $247.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 54.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 12 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 21.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 853530 | Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $283.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 283620 | Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $74.5M | 30.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $815.2M | 62.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 853720 | 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 exceeding 1000 volts | $436.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.5B | 92.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $71.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 441294 | Blockboard, laminboard and battenboard (not bamboo, and other than plywood consisting only of sheets of wood each ply 6mm or thinner) | $19.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 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 | $530.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 330290 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $342.3M | 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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