Country Matrix

Importing country

Year

For 2016, 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: 2016(17 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]

6-digit HS codes 4-digit HS codes 2-digit HS codes

Value \ Share	>= 30%	>= 40%	>= 50%	>= 60%	>= 70%	>= 80%	>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD	1266(17)[11]	842(9)[8]	572(8)[6]	383(7)[4]	244(6)[4]	146(3)[4]	74(3)[3]
>= 50 mln USD	353(12)[11]	233(7)[8]	174(6)[6]	123(6)[4]	84(5)[4]	50(3)[4]	30(3)[3]
>= 100 mln USD	168(7)[8]	114(3)[6]	85(3)[4]	64(3)[3]	45(3)[3]	30(2)[3]	19(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD	81(4)[7]	55(3)[5]	42(3)[3]	28(3)[3]	21(3)[3]	15(2)[3]	12(2)[3]
>= 500 mln USD	28(1)[6]	20[4]	15[2]	12[2]	11[2]	9[2]	9[2]

Danger Zone Critical Goods Critical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#	Partner	HS Code	HS Description	Year	Share (%)	Value (USD)
1	Qatar	271111	Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas	2016	99.17%	396,188,748
2	Russian Federation	720712	Iron 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-section	2016	97.11%	488,100,380
3	Russian Federation	251010	Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground	2016	90.06%	73,813,987
4	Russian Federation	722490	Steel, alloy; semi-finished products	2016	76.46%	77,534,146
5	Russian Federation	281410	Ammonia; anhydrous	2016	73.56%	259,166,439
6	Russian Federation	251020	Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground	2016	71.93%	49,108,353
7	Russian Federation	270111	Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated	2016	61.38%	53,806,374
8	Russian Federation	720110	Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms	2016	54.19%	13,981,121
9	Russian Federation	120400	Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken	2016	44.98%	93,787,524
10	Russian Federation	310420	Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride	2016	36.81%	86,069,947
11	Saudi Arabia	290211	Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane	2016	35.43%	184,634,773
12	Russian Federation	270750	Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)	2016	32.25%	105,519,213
13	United Arab Emirates	540490	Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm	2016	31.87%	13,103,941
14	Saudi Arabia	390190	Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901	2016	31.84%	140,217,615
15	Russian Federation	310530	Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)	2016	31.26%	13,665,467
16	Russian Federation	810890	Titanium; other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108	2016	31.07%	19,373,366
17	Russian Federation	271012	Petroleum 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 preparations	2016	30.35%	1,104,263,373

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.