Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(14 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1392(14)[11]911(11)[9]579(9)[4]395(7)[4]234(5)[4]136(3)[4]75(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD411(9)[11]283(7)[9]190(6)[4]136(6)[4]81(5)[4]46(3)[4]21(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD206(7)[11]145(5)[9]103(4)[4]76(4)[4]48(3)[4]26(2)[4]13(1)[4]
>= 200 mln USD89(3)[7]60(3)[6]47(3)[3]34(3)[3]23(3)[3]13(2)[3]8(1)[3]
>= 500 mln USD23(2)[6]18(2)[5]14(2)[3]11(2)[3]8(2)[3]6(2)[3]5(1)[3]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201399.59%1,189,769,317
2Russian 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-section201388.10%611,462,339
3Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201387.84%91,665,671
4Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201376.64%381,437,632
5Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201372.24%54,690,868
6Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201362.72%117,697,585
7Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201361.40%21,885,142
8Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201355.76%21,908,120
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201352.75%26,892,085
10Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201344.19%17,035,742
11Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201341.20%110,527,383
12Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201335.16%107,450,825
13Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201334.15%198,223,114
14Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201334.09%13,393,480

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.