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]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
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 ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (12 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
2Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201297.97%222,695,324
3Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201297.62%25,713,724,071
4Netherlands271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201296.19%2,283,113,791
5Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201258.17%270,309,909
6Netherlands271019Petroleum 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 preparations201247.94%5,542,148,643
7Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201242.99%5,166,456,006
8Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201238.08%4,575,856,958
9United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201237.28%127,191,167
10Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201237.04%315,632,910
11Russian 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
12Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201232.67%111,463,949

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - 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.