Country Matrix
For 2017, 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: 2017(19 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1312(19)[11] | 885(14)[7] | 595(10)[6] | 409(8)[5] | 252(6)[4] | 157(6)[4] | 79(3)[3] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 393(14)[11] | 288(10)[7] | 199(6)[6] | 149(6)[5] | 101(5)[4] | 65(5)[4] | 32(3)[3] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 202(10)[9] | 144(6)[5] | 105(3)[4] | 77(3)[3] | 56(3)[3] | 39(3)[3] | 19(2)[3] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 90(4)[7] | 64(2)[4] | 46(2)[3] | 36(2)[3] | 27(2)[3] | 20(2)[3] | 11(2)[3] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 33(3)[6] | 23(1)[3] | 19(1)[2] | 17(1)[2] | 14(1)[2] | 12(1)[2] | 8(1)[2] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2017 | 100.00% | 53,246,718 |
| 2 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2017 | 99.12% | 254,885,129 |
| 3 | 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 | 2017 | 95.24% | 704,781,651 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 251010 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground | 2017 | 89.46% | 71,957,609 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 722490 | Steel, alloy; semi-finished products | 2017 | 81.55% | 130,105,233 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 251020 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground | 2017 | 81.42% | 43,661,624 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2017 | 69.84% | 25,058,864 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2017 | 64.08% | 76,965,010 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2017 | 56.83% | 17,721,438 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 282520 | Lithium oxide and hydroxide | 2017 | 50.39% | 16,024,140 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 120400 | Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken | 2017 | 48.78% | 85,151,335 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2017 | 46.93% | 134,692,445 |
| 13 | 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) | 2017 | 44.12% | 164,990,585 |
| 14 | Qatar | 890510 | Dredgers | 2017 | 41.78% | 102,376,165 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 290211 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane | 2017 | 32.77% | 195,539,129 |
| 16 | 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 | 2017 | 32.30% | 1,383,526,771 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2017 | 32.11% | 101,037,094 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 230630 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | 2017 | 32.01% | 18,377,691 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 710231 | Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | 2017 | 30.88% | 2,839,137,111 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 13 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...
271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
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.