# Bulgaria HS 520542 exports | Yugalinks Explore reported HS 520542 exports from Bulgaria: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history. ## Exporter position | Measure | Value | | --- | --- | | Exporter | Bulgaria | | HS6 | 520542 | | Latest exports | $361.5K | | Active destinations | 27 | | Three-year growth | -1.3% | | Destination HHI | 1,133 | | Weighted share | 9.2% | ## Destination markets - China: $50.2K; share 0.3%; growth +377% - China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: $19.0K; share 0.1%; growth +64.7% ## Price intelligence - Highest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $121.5K / ton. - Lowest reported market price: Switzerland, Liechtenstein at $2.5K / ton. - Median reported price: $13.4K / ton. - Price spread: 891.2%. ## Export history - 2010: $271.6K - 2011: $516.0K - 2012: $201.2K - 2013: $416.8K - 2014: $660.2K - 2015: $311.9K - 2016: $284.7K - 2017: $242.2K - 2018: $181.1K - 2019: $217.4K - 2020: $220.5K - 2021: $303.4K - 2022: $531.8K - 2023: $315.2K - 2024: $292.0K ## Methods Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade. Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed. ## Complete structured values ```json { "template": "T3", "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile", "source": "api", "publisher": { "name": "Yugalinks", "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com" }, "canonical": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/bgr/520542", "links": { "product": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/520542", "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/bgr/520542", "methodology": "https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology" }, "methodology": { "summary": "Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.", "reportedValues": "Merchandise trade observations for an exporter, HS6 product, destination market, and available year.", "destinations": "Destination rows are ranked by latest observed exporter-lane value.", "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.", "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed." }, "exporter": { "hs_code": "520542", "exporter_iso3": "BGR", "first_data_year": 1995, "latest_data_year": 2024, "observed_lane_count": 56, "current_lane_count": 27, "active_market_count": 27, "exports_latest_observed_lanes_usd": 361531.7641201337, "exports_current_2024_usd": 292048.4615410335, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 379695.50736674736, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 332602.94620290917, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 290022.31968356215, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 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cabled, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, 714.28 to 232.56 decitex (15 to 43 metric number) per single yarn, not for retail sale", "hs_chapter": 52, "hs_heading": 5205, "substitution_elasticity": -7.5253677, "price_range_label": "Medium price range", "trade_type_label": "Two-way vertical trade" }, "hs_description": "Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple or cabled, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, 714.28 to 232.56 decitex (15 to 43 metric number) per single yarn, not for retail sale", "hs_chapter": 52, "hs_heading": 5205, "destinations": [ { "hs_code": 520542, "corridor_rank": 36, "exporter_iso3": "BGR", "importer_iso3": "CHN", "latest_data_year": 2024, "lane_data_years": 15, "exports_latest_observed_usd": 50190.46054863158, "exports_all_year_avg_usd": 8475.733538687773, "exports_avg_3y_usd": 25944.416748968284, "exports_avg_5y_usd": 16269.364384006873, "exports_avg_10y_usd": 11906.63719007651, "exports_cagr_3y_pct": 376.9602656916894, 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