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Poland

Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide

Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry

Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg

Svetoslav Stoynev
Chief expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: + 359 2 940 7706
s.stoynev@mi.government.bg

Economic relations between Bulgaria and Poland

  1. Trade turnover (mm. euro)

Year

Trade turnover

Growth %

Exports

Growth %

Imports

Growth %

Balance

2019

1,792.9

645.8

1,147.1

-501.3

2020

1,832.3

2.2

695.1

7.6

1,137.2

-0.9

-442.0

2021

2,278.2

24.3

877.8

26.3

1,400.2

23.1

-522.4

2022

2,668.6

17.1

997.0

13.6

1,671.6

19.4

-674.7

2023

2,973.8

11.4

1,039.6

4.3

1,934.9

15.8

-894.0

2024

2,756.0

-7.3

1,033.7

-0.6

1,722.4

-11.0

-688.6

2024 I–VI

1,435.1

552.1

882.9

-330.8

2025 I–VI

1,525.6

6.3

570.6

3.3

955.0

8.1

-384.4

Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry

  1. Leading Commodities

Main Bulgarian exports to Poland in 2024

CN Code

Description

EUR ‘000

%

7407

Copper bars and profiles

76,534

7.02

9401

Seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof

45,740

4.20

8481

Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boilers, tanks, vats or similar containers, including pressure-reducing and thermostatic valves

40,622

3.73

3004

Medicaments (excluding products of headings 3002, 3005 or 3006), consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

36,610

3.36

3920

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular plastics, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

35,041

3.21

8517

Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network

32,740

3.00

1206

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

28,850

2.65

1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

28,034

2.57

8606

Railway freight wagons

27,692

2.54

7306

Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (e.g. welded, riveted, clinched or similarly closed), of iron or steel

27,259

2.50

Main Bulgarian exports to Poland in 2023

CN Code

Description

EUR ‘000

%

7407

Copper bars and profiles

61,399

5.91

8481

Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boilers, tanks, vats or similar containers, including pressure-reducing and thermostatic valves

41,845

4.02

9401

Seats (other than those of heading 9402), whether or not convertible into beds, and parts thereof

38,624

3.72

3004

Medicaments (excluding products of headings 3002, 3005 or 3006), consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

35,122

3.38

8606

Railway freight wagons

34,904

3.36

7208

Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated

32,062

3.08

3920

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular plastics, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

30,436

2.93

7306

Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (e.g. welded, riveted, clinched or similarly closed), of iron or steel

29,748

2.86

1206

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

27,872

2.68

7604

Aluminium bars and profiles

25,707

2.47

Main imports from Poland to Bulgaria in 2024

CN Code

Description

EUR ‘000

%

8708

Parts and accessories of motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

59,105

3.12

1905

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

55,254

2.92

3826

Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

53,736

2.84

9403

Other furniture and parts thereof

45,238

2.39

3004

Medicaments (excluding products of headings 3002, 3005 or 3006), consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

38,189

2.02

7106

Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought, semi-manufactured or in powder form

34,238

1.81

1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

33,698

1.78

Main imports from Poland to Bulgaria in 2023

CN Code

Description

EUR ‘000

%

8708

Parts and accessories of motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

55,191

2.85

8603

Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 8604

49,106

2.54

7106

Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought, semi-manufactured or in powder form

47,667

2.47

9403

Other furniture and parts thereof

47,562

2.46

1905

Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

46,870

2.42

8704

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

38,508

1.99

6403

Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather

35,842

1.85

3004

Medicaments (excluding products of headings 3002, 3005 or 3006), consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

34,118

1.76

1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

33,084

1.71

3826

Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

32,903

1.70

  1. Investments

According to data from the Bulgarian National Bank, at the end of the second quarter of 2025 the total value of Polish direct investments in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 631.4 million.

  1. Contractual and Legal Framework
  • Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation, signed in April 1994.

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