Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(11 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1330(11)[12]856(9)[6]556(9)[5]371(6)[5]232(4)[4]129(1)[4]68(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD374(5)[12]260(5)[6]170(5)[5]117(4)[5]72(3)[4]39(1)[4]23(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD177(3)[10]123(3)[4]86(3)[4]64(3)[4]39(3)[3]23(1)[3]12(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD76(3)[5]49(3)[3]35(3)[3]28(3)[3]19(3)[2]12(1)[2]7(1)[2]
>= 500 mln USD24(2)[5]16(2)[3]12(2)[3]10(2)[3]8(2)[2]5(1)[2]4(1)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201093.63%1,529,230,900
2Saudi Arabia260300Copper ores and concentrates201078.16%49,364,666
3Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201072.85%750,845,598
4Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201071.25%245,362,420
5Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201062.19%75,183,303
6Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201060.45%18,021,240
7Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201058.98%25,115,765
8Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201057.19%51,954,458
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201055.37%35,021,809
10Russian Federation740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1201035.44%16,507,365
11Russian Federation721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201033.91%18,779,150

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 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.