# Romania exports to Bulgaria: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Romania reported $3.2B in goods exports to Bulgaria. 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 | $3.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 48.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 117 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 22.8% | 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 | $958.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 120600 | Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $430.4M | 4.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 271012 | Not reported | $223.8M | 24.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $552.2M | 19.8% | Stable |
| 5 | 271019 | Not reported | $770.6M | 73.7% | Watch |
| 6 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $285.9M | 0% | Stable |
| 7 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.3B | 16.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $159.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $63.8M | 36.7% | High attention |
| 10 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $171.0M | 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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