Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Belgium's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Belgium

Year: 2000(8 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1009(8)[9]685(5)[7]459(1)[6]300[4]184[4]107[2]48[1]
>= 50 mln USD229[8]168[6]121[5]86[4]62[4]38[2]17[1]
>= 100 mln USD90[5]66[3]51[3]36[2]26[2]17[2]12[1]
>= 200 mln USD39[5]27[3]23[3]21[2]14[2]13[2]9[1]
>= 500 mln USD12[4]6[2]5[2]3[1]3[1]3[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground200059.47%31,584,163
2Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile200047.69%12,968,628
3Iran510210Fine animal hair200047.05%20,476,773
4Iran720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200044.43%21,492,255
5Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200041.58%20,469,156
6Russian Federation722611Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200036.32%11,309,495
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200035.88%16,032,960
8Russian Federation290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901200030.74%25,105,842

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.