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

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 gas200589.95%737,783,785
2Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200578.96%9,894,760,005
3Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200554.88%98,128,478
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 preparations200554.06%4,520,802,690
5Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200547.63%5,025,615,095
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200540.61%72,616,681
7Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200538.94%51,605,109
8Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200536.47%148,065,706
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200536.46%3,847,519,848
10Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200534.61%140,532,323
11Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200531.26%41,427,779

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 6 occurrences

Norway: 4 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.