Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(7 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD516(7)[4]291(5)[2]162(5)[1]96(5)[1]57(4)[1]26(1)[1]9[1]
>= 50 mln USD261(5)[4]152(4)[2]87(4)[1]54(4)[1]33(4)[1]15(1)[1]4[1]
>= 100 mln USD154(3)[4]88(3)[2]54(3)[1]31(3)[1]19(3)[1]9(1)[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD63(2)[4]39(2)[2]25(2)[1]13(2)[1]8(2)[1]4(1)[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD20(1)[4]13(1)[2]8(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201582.73%524,395,156
2Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201579.53%115,607,317
3Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201578.64%97,443,872
4Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201572.08%362,238,284
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201560.18%21,590,240
6Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201539.93%98,153,905
7Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap201534.17%20,531,218

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

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.