Country Matrix
For 2008, 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: 2008(15 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1653(15)[9] | 1087(12)[7] | 709(8)[5] | 448(7)[4] | 266(3)[3] | 144(2)[3] | 67(1)[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 541(11)[8] | 370(8)[6] | 248(5)[4] | 158(5)[3] | 92(2)[2] | 52(2)[2] | 27(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 289(6)[8] | 197(4)[6] | 137(2)[4] | 91(2)[3] | 61(1)[2] | 34(1)[2] | 17(1)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 141(4)[7] | 98(3)[5] | 71(2)[3] | 44(2)[2] | 33(1)[2] | 21(1)[2] | 11(1)[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 38(2)[5] | 26(1)[4] | 20(1)[3] | 14(1)[2] | 10(1)[2] | 9(1)[2] | 5(1)[1] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2008 | 100.00% | 1,257,426,241 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated | 2008 | 81.99% | 90,797,661 |
| 3 | 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 | 2008 | 73.94% | 42,481,659 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | 2008 | 69.16% | 47,780,502 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2008 | 68.94% | 399,500,070 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2008 | 67.32% | 79,075,231 |
| 7 | 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) | 2008 | 64.40% | 91,785,153 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2008 | 52.19% | 48,335,458 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 270400 | Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon | 2008 | 46.03% | 345,803,267 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 251010 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground | 2008 | 45.69% | 139,877,610 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2008 | 44.83% | 20,597,652 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 722850 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished | 2008 | 41.91% | 55,497,806 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2008 | 38.09% | 106,286,591 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2008 | 36.42% | 588,462,379 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2008 | 30.01% | 96,502,920 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 9 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
Legend:
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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.