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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (11 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
2Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals201396.83%1,937,727,549
3Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201396.47%21,216,084,943
4Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201391.05%116,712,934
5Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201349.14%7,425,834,597
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 preparations201343.36%6,017,543,871
7Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201342.84%322,463,525
8United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201340.96%146,869,917
9Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201340.32%163,578,271
10Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201336.33%5,490,822,300
11Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201333.07%118,591,706

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.