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(7 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD534(7)[4]307(7)[1]174(5)[1]107(5)[1]58(4)[1]30(3)[1]11(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD270(6)[4]164(6)[1]97(4)[1]55(4)[1]33(4)[1]17(3)[1]6(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD166(4)[4]99(4)[1]65(3)[1]41(3)[1]24(3)[1]12(2)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD82(1)[4]49(1)[1]36(1)[1]22(1)[1]15(1)[1]7(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD24(1)[4]17(1)[1]13(1)[1]9(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201799.99%53,246,718
2Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201794.19%704,993,751
3Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk201786.24%115,619,233
4Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201778.31%130,105,233
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201768.79%25,058,864
6Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201748.78%85,151,335
7Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201746.48%134,692,445

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 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.