Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(14 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1348(14)[11]902(10)[6]584(9)[4]381(6)[2]241(4)[2]132(3)[1]64(1)
>= 50 mln USD378(5)[10]280(4)[6]188(4)[4]134(2)[2]83(2)[2]43(1)[1]27
>= 100 mln USD185(2)[7]133(1)[4]90(1)[3]63[2]41[2]24[1]15
>= 200 mln USD79[5]60[4]43[3]31[2]22[2]16[1]12
>= 500 mln USD33[5]28[4]20[3]14[2]12[2]8[1]5

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200592.22%17,613,823
2Russian Federation721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200585.07%13,123,772
3Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground200583.60%80,634,591
4Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)200577.00%98,777,469
5Russian Federation722860Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228200566.67%24,504,945
6Russian Federation722840Steel, alloy; bars and rods, forged200561.71%17,397,720
7Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200556.55%156,906,764
8United Arab Emirates841210Engines; reaction engines, other than turbo-jets200555.52%10,226,739
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200551.60%58,905,837
10Russian Federation722691Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), hot-rolled200545.51%15,968,897
11Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)200536.56%15,142,914
12Russian Federation722850Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished200535.62%16,265,313
13Ukraine620211Coats; women's or girls', overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and similar articles, of wool or fine animal hair, other than those of heading no. 6204 (not knitted or crocheted)200532.61%11,463,830
14Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200530.30%177,827,564

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.