Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Belgium's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Belgium

166 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1France860110Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity2025100.00%48,894,162
2Germany270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars2025100.00%45,270,936
3Sweden293711Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues2025100.00%237,368,691
4USA880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg2025100.00%169,132,855
5Luxembourg890510Dredgers202599.98%61,604,677
6USA880629Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 150kg202599.96%45,153,790
7France721891Steel, stainless; semi-finished products, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202599.92%72,496,605
8Sweden261790Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26; other than antimony202599.92%182,261,226
9France360350Igniters202599.90%26,363,790
10Italy840211Boilers; watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45t per hour202599.86%14,286,688
11Netherlands230660Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of palm nuts or kernels oils202599.85%21,750,515
12Germany711041Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form202599.84%119,125,007
13Netherlands010614Mammals; live, rabbits and hares202599.80%13,198,908
14Netherlands240411Products containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco, intended for inhalation without combustion202599.77%15,894,672
15France844811Machinery, auxiliary; dobbies and jacquards, card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith202599.72%39,282,975
16Netherlands701510Glasses for corrective spectacles; curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked202599.66%10,174,728
17Netherlands030731Molluscs; mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled202599.65%100,624,376
18USA840729Engines; for marine propulsion, (other than outboard motors), spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines202599.65%13,905,643
19Germany290123Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, butene (butylene) and isomers thereof202599.62%17,093,963
20Italy293969Alkaloids; of rye ergot and their derivatives, salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2939.6202599.50%34,522,233
21Germany720810Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief202599.48%10,741,637
22Ireland300339Medicaments; containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale202599.32%3,134,520,365
23Germany282510Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts202599.27%13,842,379
24USA750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys202599.27%39,784,601
25France381119Anti-knock preparations; other than those based on lead compounds202599.22%25,472,887
26Netherlands060311Flowers, cut; roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh202599.03%21,584,196
27Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202598.96%19,091,165,224
28Netherlands720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium202598.71%63,240,905
29Netherlands261310Molybdenum ores and concentrates; roasted202598.66%91,223,796
30Türkiye540263Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polypropylene, other than high tenacity or textured yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202598.66%37,539,537
31France530110Flax; raw or retted, but not spun202598.60%26,501,442
32Netherlands711590Metal; precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10202598.56%163,570,650
33Japan290721Polyphenols; resorcinol and its salts202598.49%11,220,746
34France860712Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, bogies and bissel-bogies (excluding driving bogies and bissel-bogies)202598.41%47,567,754
35Germany740939Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-tin base alloys, not in coils202598.33%16,184,705
36Germany730619Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (other than of stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202598.25%53,520,100
37Netherlands720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel202598.06%107,457,085
38Netherlands370320Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles; for colour photography (polychrome), (other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposed202597.82%20,658,236
39Netherlands720927Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm202597.80%28,585,303
40Finland282200Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides202597.69%96,337,766
41USA870130Tractors; track-laying202597.68%12,053,201
42Netherlands150790Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202597.66%160,886,960
43USA750512Nickel; bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloys202597.66%31,568,308
44Germany846219Machine-tools; hot forming machines, hot hammers, for working metal202597.47%16,084,623
45Netherlands070521Vegetables; witloff chicory (cichorium intybus var. foliosum), fresh or chilled202597.34%12,622,630
46Netherlands271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202597.25%234,372,123
47Netherlands030695Crustaceans; shrimps and prawns, smoked, cooked or not, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during smoking202596.98%30,441,095
48Sweden840734Engines; reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc202596.86%403,476,300
49Germany711230Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds202596.67%14,485,101
50Netherlands390490Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; n.e.c. in heading no. 3904202596.55%20,466,914
51Netherlands060110Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant202595.77%22,950,289
52France740819Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less202595.51%99,113,810
53Netherlands750610Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed202595.38%10,539,670
54USA841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW202594.92%12,936,952
55Netherlands060390Flowers, cut; flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared202594.80%30,753,442
56India710491Stones; diamonds, n.e.c. in heading 7104, worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport202594.74%30,756,717
57Germany292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts202594.70%11,297,359
58Netherlands151311Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified202594.61%10,082,792
59Netherlands852321Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202594.59%15,482,854
60Netherlands200510Vegetable preparations; homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen202594.32%15,301,049
61Netherlands060319Flowers, cut; flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums or lillies202594.29%52,513,035
62Netherlands280120Iodine202594.07%228,871,228
63Sweden840820Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87202594.04%869,374,885
64Switzerland910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202594.03%44,918,940
65Ireland293719Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts202593.92%109,682,524
66Thailand732591Iron; grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron202593.89%12,803,247
67Germany740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)202593.69%750,616,149
68Germany730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm202593.60%48,964,411
69Sweden300190Glands and other organs; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, n.e.c. in heading 3001202593.50%102,437,432
70Netherlands851713Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks202593.30%1,668,369,605
71Morocco310311Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5)202593.20%13,957,506
72Netherlands280410Hydrogen202593.04%11,082,441
73Netherlands080830Fruit, edible; pears, fresh202592.83%41,592,903
74USA080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202592.66%109,042,895
75Germany280800Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids202592.32%43,096,903
76Italy890399Vessels; (other than sailboats and motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable, of a length exceeding 7.5m202592.26%17,384,951
77Portugal293410Heterocyclic compounds; containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure202592.07%160,756,167
78Netherlands030635Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not202591.85%38,119,297
79Switzerland910221Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding202591.67%171,326,890
80France530121Flax; broken or scutched, but not spun202591.49%114,578,262
81France901490Navigational instruments and appliances; parts and accessories202591.49%11,625,950
82Netherlands720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm202591.49%10,452,379
83Netherlands030616Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202591.44%15,031,918
84France530130Flax; tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock202591.37%67,352,970
85Netherlands120810Flours and meals; of soya beans202591.16%52,004,185
86USA540245Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202591.07%24,757,504
87USA540211Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, textured or not; of aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202591.03%19,547,982
88United Arab Emirates940620Buildings; modular building units, of steel202590.54%27,959,183
89United Kingdom710692Metals; silver, semi-manufactured202589.95%86,748,760
90Netherlands831190Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying; n.e.c. in item no. 8311202589.92%11,746,697
91France121410Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets202589.82%12,203,096
92Netherlands120991Seeds; vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing202589.77%47,120,844
93Germany846232Machine-tools; slitting lines and cut-to-length lines, for working metal202589.68%12,728,288
94Germany292212Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, diethanolamine and its salts202589.55%17,479,869
95Germany870124Tractors; road tractors for semi-trailers, with only electric motors for propulsion202589.33%36,235,907
96Netherlands870370Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power202588.95%72,671,130
97Sweden870790Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705202588.60%243,583,803
98USA810590Cobalt; articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8105202588.48%13,812,853
99Netherlands010229Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals202588.46%211,385,996
100Netherlands060120Plants, live; bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, in growth or in flower, chicory plants and roots other than of heading no. 1212202587.89%22,324,656
101USA285000Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 2849202587.77%15,798,032
102Czechia701690Multicellular or foam glass; in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms; paving blocks, slabs, bricks and other articles of pressed or moulded glass202587.74%12,423,875
103Netherlands151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202587.74%439,342,651
104Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202587.38%564,900,733
105Germany711031Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form202587.16%179,621,471
106France852871Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; not designed to incorporate a video display or screen202586.89%47,094,074
107France441192Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.8g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substances202586.70%112,474,880
108France730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails202586.69%51,045,515
109France120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202586.60%71,135,447
110Germany711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form202586.34%261,462,511
111Netherlands040110Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%202586.32%143,411,710
112Guyana711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals202586.23%254,883,860
113France293626Vitamins; vitamin B12 and its derivatives, unmixed202586.13%12,116,461
114USA880790Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88202586.05%93,156,859
115Germany740940Copper; plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)202585.97%38,868,552
116Ireland854239Electronic integrated circuits; n.e.c. in heading no. 8542202585.80%3,086,866,210
117Netherlands170410Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa202585.80%13,566,869
118Netherlands281121Carbon dioxide202585.71%20,599,776
119Netherlands290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene202585.69%282,027,829
120Netherlands230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202585.64%41,229,050
121Netherlands250590Sands; natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26)202585.53%108,249,562
122Netherlands070690Vegetables, root; salad beetroot, salsify, celeric, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled202585.47%21,059,658
123Netherlands282570Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides202585.28%30,276,990
124Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202585.24%131,167,613
125Germany853540Electrical apparatus; lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors (for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts)202584.82%10,267,069
126Netherlands852581Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders; high-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter202584.81%47,776,189
127Japan401220Rubber; used pneumatic tyres202584.72%11,911,559
128Germany570249Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), of textile materials (other than man-made, wool or fine animal hair), of pile construction, made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20202584.64%11,107,008
129Netherlands071420Vegetable roots and tubers; sweet potatoes, with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets202584.42%50,540,571
130Germany860290Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders; other than diesel-electric powered202584.37%22,839,028
131Germany844313Printing machinery; offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1202584.18%19,729,521
132France440393Wood; of beech (Fagus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more202584.10%14,684,201
133Germany730531Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), longitudinally welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)202584.04%28,064,691
134USA340590Polishes, creams and similar preparations; n.e.c. in heading no. 3405, excluding waxes of heading no. 3404202583.87%23,898,820
135USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202583.79%670,204,453
136Netherlands040150Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10%202583.65%453,529,515
137China721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202583.49%10,653,030
138Italy540261Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202583.24%14,610,241
139Netherlands251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground202583.15%104,095,675
140Netherlands070951Vegetables; mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled202583.10%36,758,510
141Australia852713Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus202583.06%37,837,749
142Sweden870710Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703202582.99%71,332,405
143Netherlands701980Glass fibres; glass wool and articles thereof202582.96%17,752,019
144France852550Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus, not incorporating reception apparatus202582.94%22,727,296
145Germany290729Phenol-alcohols and polyphenols n.e.c. in item number 2907.2202582.90%56,288,932
146Portugal292141Amine-function compounds; aromatic monoamines and their derivatives, aniline and its salts202582.88%20,910,021
147France530129Flax; hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun202582.86%32,490,982
148Netherlands851714Telephone sets; other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networks202582.83%78,764,038
149Germany253020Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)202582.72%10,954,009
150Japan401130Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on aircraft202582.57%42,040,473
151Germany780199Lead; unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element202582.42%39,047,520
152New Zealand081050Fruit, edible; kiwifruit, fresh202582.15%490,467,910
153USA290399Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in item no. 2903.91, 2903.92, 2903.93 and 2903.94202582.03%34,017,376
154Netherlands720270Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum202581.91%65,676,612
155Germany711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202581.75%141,875,632
156Netherlands730539Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), welded (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless)202581.57%15,006,473
157Netherlands310100Fertilizers, animal or vegetable; whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers, produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products202581.39%15,619,329
158France720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm202581.38%50,059,165
159Germany050690Animal products; bones and horn-cores and powder or waste of such, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (not cut to shape), or treated with acid or degelatinised, n.e.c. in heading no. 0506202581.15%21,185,560
160Japan401140Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcycles202581.10%81,811,952
161Netherlands220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength202581.06%77,932,272
162Netherlands720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202581.00%21,288,664
163Netherlands853329Electrical resistors; fixed, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors)202580.95%18,826,638
164Netherlands330730Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations202580.93%21,659,759
165Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products202580.71%62,471,274
166Netherlands060220Plants, live; edible fruit or nut trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not202580.27%21,793,975

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 63 occurrences

Germany: 29 occurrences

France: 21 occurrences

USA: 16 occurrences

Sweden: 7 occurrences

Italy: 4 occurrences

Japan: 4 occurrences

Ireland: 3 occurrences

Portugal: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

China: 1 occurrence

Czechia: 1 occurrence

Finland: 1 occurrence

Guyana: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Luxembourg: 1 occurrence

Morocco: 1 occurrence

New Zealand: 1 occurrence

Thailand: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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