Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(10 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1337(10)[10]872(6)[7]604(5)[3]397(5)[2]263(3)[2]146(1)[1]65[1]
>= 50 mln USD365(4)[9]257(3)[6]181(2)[3]125(2)[2]85(1)[2]47[1]30[1]
>= 100 mln USD170(1)[7]123(1)[5]90[2]57[2]36[2]26[1]14[1]
>= 200 mln USD72(1)[6]55(1)[4]40[2]27[2]17[2]12[1]8[1]
>= 500 mln USD21[5]16[3]10[1]8[1]5[1]33

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2004100.00%473,496,059
2Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200478.77%7,547,554,160
3Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200458.43%92,852,207
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 preparations200449.43%2,700,677,740
5Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200446.77%3,017,777,379
6Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200446.64%28,517,804
7Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200442.40%104,082,371
8Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200438.39%94,238,722
9Netherlands271011-- Light oils and preparations200433.27%684,209,321
10Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200430.32%1,956,814,681

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 6 occurrences

Norway: 3 occurrences

Algeria: 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...

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.