Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(14 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1430(14)[10]914(12)[5]620(10)[4]394(6)[3]223(6)[3]116(3)[3]63(2)[3]
>= 50 mln USD422(7)[10]298(7)[5]201(7)[4]137(6)[3]76(6)[3]43(3)[3]25(2)[3]
>= 100 mln USD222(5)[10]155(5)[5]104(5)[4]71(4)[3]45(4)[3]27(3)[3]15(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD91(3)[9]61(3)[5]45(3)[4]28(3)[3]15(3)[3]11(2)[3]8(1)[3]
>= 500 mln USD25(2)[6]17(2)[3]12(2)[3]8(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia260300Copper ores and concentrates201195.54%116,068,827
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201190.33%1,936,825,846
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201184.48%425,092,843
4Russian 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-section201177.63%1,027,938,530
5Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201176.84%78,216,724
6Ukraine721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201171.38%79,301,456
7Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201159.76%108,979,290
8Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201159.12%15,428,802
9Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201157.60%38,713,246
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201156.92%31,767,399
11Russian Federation720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201144.32%13,078,747
12Russian Federation290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated201140.45%12,522,171
13Russian Federation722850Steel, alloy; bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished201135.21%10,332,488
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201134.17%10,362,240

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.