Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD1447(14)[11]939(11)[7]631(9)[3]393(8)[2]244(5)[2]141(2)[1]61(1)
>= 50 mln USD404(5)[11]277(4)[7]196(4)[3]130(4)[2]80(2)[2]46(1)[1]26(1)
>= 100 mln USD218(2)[8]150(2)[5]101(2)[3]69(2)[2]45(1)[2]27[1]14
>= 200 mln USD93[6]70[5]49[3]34[2]24[2]17[1]11
>= 500 mln USD31[6]24[5]16[3]12[2]9[2]6[1]3

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200680.62%12,436,612,970
2Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200679.34%1,002,815,288
3Netherlands271019Petroleum 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 preparations200650.58%5,207,291,952
4Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200645.62%5,361,403,259
5Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200644.21%95,096,757
6Netherlands271011-- Light oils and preparations200641.95%1,640,968,379
7Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200641.16%51,856,419
8United Kingdom271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200635.51%76,379,342
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200634.04%4,000,712,876
10Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200633.73%184,391,677
11Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200632.09%156,008,101

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.