Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(18 in Danger Zone)[13 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1388(18)[13]891(12)[9]572(11)[6]388(10)[6]235(8)[5]135(6)[5]60(3)[4]
>= 50 mln USD409(12)[12]283(7)[8]192(6)[5]137(6)[5]85(6)[4]48(4)[4]20(2)[3]
>= 100 mln USD206(9)[11]145(5)[8]101(4)[5]75(4)[5]54(4)[4]32(3)[4]13(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD97(5)[9]66(3)[7]47(3)[4]36(3)[4]26(3)[3]17(2)[3]11(2)[3]
>= 500 mln USD27(3)[7]23(2)[6]15(2)[3]12(2)[3]8(2)[3]7(2)[3]6(2)[3]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201499.69%867,708,517
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-section201495.15%720,542,430
3Russian Federation722860Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228201493.79%11,210,669
4Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201487.89%123,312,054
5Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201481.65%72,526,363
6Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201481.45%22,376,629
7Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201479.96%52,396,001
8Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201477.87%441,852,542
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201465.53%39,123,976
10Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201462.46%23,150,982
11Russian Federation721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201450.52%23,704,989
12Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201445.10%101,333,944
13Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201438.21%233,621,154
14Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201438.03%110,819,934
15Russian 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 preparations201434.82%2,542,106,609
16Russian Federation721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201432.26%19,833,605
17Saudi Arabia390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201431.02%147,540,315
18Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201430.20%92,108,819

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.