Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1425(13)[12]903(10)[7]588(9)[5]386(6)[4]230(3)[4]129(1)[4]64(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD397(8)[12]271(6)[7]189(6)[5]121(4)[4]77(3)[4]42(1)[4]25(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD211(6)[12]146(5)[7]103(5)[5]61(3)[4]43(2)[4]26(1)[4]14(1)[4]
>= 200 mln USD94(4)[10]66(3)[7]49(3)[5]34(3)[4]24(2)[4]16(1)[4]10(1)[4]
>= 500 mln USD25(3)[7]19(2)[5]12(2)[3]7(2)[3]4(1)[3]4(1)[3]4(1)[3]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2012100.00%1,361,018,487
2Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201271.57%73,687,629
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201271.03%367,823,459
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201267.65%40,721,307
5Russian 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-section201264.29%647,273,192
6Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201261.36%15,620,760
7Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201259.17%114,020,804
8Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201252.15%25,364,442
9Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201251.95%133,811,911
10Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201244.16%10,922,053
11Russian Federation740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1201237.19%19,796,560
12Russian Federation271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201233.56%2,085,541,504
13Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201231.88%52,139,629

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.