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]
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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (13 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
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 minerals201498.74%1,577,337,019
3United Kingdom271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas201497.40%16,205,638
4Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201496.10%22,410,897,813
5Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201489.78%170,167,909
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201462.22%215,112,702
7Netherlands271019Petroleum 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 preparations201445.59%4,414,980,730
8Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201444.75%4,928,206,500
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201440.86%4,499,189,914
10United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201436.71%106,099,060
11Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201435.97%252,073,305
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 preparations201434.82%2,542,106,609
13Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201430.24%87,392,979

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 occurrences

United Kingdom: 2 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 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...

271129 - 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.