Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

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]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1266(17)[11]842(9)[8]572(8)[6]383(7)[4]244(6)[4]146(3)[4]74(3)[3]
>= 50 mln USD353(12)[11]233(7)[8]174(6)[6]123(6)[4]84(5)[4]50(3)[4]30(3)[3]
>= 100 mln USD168(7)[8]114(3)[6]85(3)[4]64(3)[3]45(3)[3]30(2)[3]19(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD81(4)[7]55(3)[5]42(3)[3]28(3)[3]21(3)[3]15(2)[3]12(2)[3]
>= 500 mln USD28(1)[6]20[4]15[2]12[2]11[2]9[2]9[2]

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 gas201699.17%396,188,748
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 minerals201698.82%797,121,854
3Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201697.63%9,712,308,949
4Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201680.81%63,618,189
5Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201655.98%115,599,962
6Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201653.76%69,730,892
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 preparations201644.79%2,097,865,557
8Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201642.28%2,780,090,466
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201637.09%2,438,794,194
10Russian 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 preparations201630.35%1,104,263,373
11Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201630.07%93,821,099

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 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...

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.