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(8 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD518(8)[4]286(6)[2]163(4)[1]102(4)[1]50(3)[1]26(2)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD256(6)[4]143(5)[2]85(4)[1]57(4)[1]29(3)[1]14(2)[1]6(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD146(4)[4]80(3)[2]50(3)[1]32(3)[1]18(2)[1]10(2)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD66(2)[4]40(2)[2]30(2)[1]19(2)[1]10(1)[1]6(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD18[4]14[2]9[1]6[1]5[1]4[1]3[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201695.93%488,903,625
2Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201681.82%122,922,341
3Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201673.09%77,682,925
4Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201669.47%259,166,439
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201649.97%13,981,121
6Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201644.98%93,787,524
7Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201633.55%159,517,479
8Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap201630.01%19,746,039

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 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.