Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(7 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1203(7)[11]786(4)[7]528(3)[5]344(2)[3]219(2)[3]120(1)[1]54[1]
>= 50 mln USD295(2)[9]210(1)[5]143(1)[4]102(1)[2]68(1)[2]38[1]17[1]
>= 100 mln USD131(1)[6]91[3]67[3]46[2]30[2]18[1]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD52[6]38[3]28[3]19[2]14[2]9[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD21[5]13[2]10[2]8[1]6[1]32

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200399.47%484,318,199
2Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200378.02%6,532,504,031
3Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200370.30%25,135,942
4Netherlands271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200355.00%2,068,125,897
5Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200353.04%70,357,915
6Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200346.88%91,824,213
7United Kingdom271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200342.94%41,265,234
8Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200334.42%67,415,325
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200332.36%1,286,506,341
10Netherlands271011-- Light oils and preparations200330.99%546,399,409
11Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200330.89%1,227,999,179

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 6 occurrences

Norway: 3 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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

[n]

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