Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD1312(19)[11]885(14)[7]595(10)[6]409(8)[5]252(6)[4]157(6)[4]79(3)[3]
>= 50 mln USD393(14)[11]288(10)[7]199(6)[6]149(6)[5]101(5)[4]65(5)[4]32(3)[3]
>= 100 mln USD202(10)[9]144(6)[5]105(3)[4]77(3)[3]56(3)[3]39(3)[3]19(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD90(4)[7]64(2)[4]46(2)[3]36(2)[3]27(2)[3]20(2)[3]11(2)[3]
>= 500 mln USD33(3)[6]23(1)[3]19(1)[2]17(1)[2]14(1)[2]12(1)[2]8(1)[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals201799.83%853,198,723
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201799.12%254,885,129
3Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201796.30%12,368,065,720
4Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201786.30%95,546,669
5Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201764.85%93,379,548
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201750.60%136,983,109
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 preparations201741.95%2,406,143,713
8Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201738.97%3,604,128,708
9Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201735.42%3,275,358,754
10Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201733.85%119,069,697
11Russian 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 preparations201732.30%1,383,526,771

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.