Country Matrix
For 2006, 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: 2006(14 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1447(14)[11] | 939(11)[7] | 631(9)[3] | 393(8)[2] | 244(5)[2] | 141(2)[1] | 61(1) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 404(5)[11] | 277(4)[7] | 196(4)[3] | 130(4)[2] | 80(2)[2] | 46(1)[1] | 26(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 218(2)[8] | 150(2)[5] | 101(2)[3] | 69(2)[2] | 45(1)[2] | 27[1] | 14 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 93[6] | 70[5] | 49[3] | 34[2] | 24[2] | 17[1] | 11 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 31[6] | 24[5] | 16[3] | 12[2] | 9[2] | 6[1] | 3 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 251010 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground | 2006 | 92.01% | 76,613,957 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2006 | 81.84% | 18,872,688 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 400260 | Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2006 | 78.27% | 19,677,506 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 721550 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting) | 2006 | 77.71% | 104,462,695 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2006 | 70.82% | 22,056,652 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2006 | 69.15% | 172,714,082 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 722840 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, forged | 2006 | 67.98% | 23,653,454 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | 2006 | 60.38% | 59,532,381 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 540490 | Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm | 2006 | 51.33% | 14,149,746 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 722850 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished | 2006 | 48.06% | 32,437,720 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2006 | 44.79% | 23,503,782 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2006 | 38.47% | 17,052,191 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 620211 | Coats; 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) | 2006 | 36.46% | 14,339,783 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2006 | 35.89% | 55,602,168 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 10 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 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.