Country Matrix
For 2018, 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: 2018(24 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1397(24)[10] | 943(15)[7] | 619(10)[5] | 421(9)[4] | 279(7)[4] | 159(3)[3] | 83(1)[3] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 423(12)[10] | 301(9)[7] | 215(5)[5] | 152(5)[4] | 113(5)[4] | 64(2)[3] | 31(1)[3] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 210(8)[9] | 153(5)[6] | 117(3)[4] | 85(3)[3] | 65(3)[3] | 38(1)[2] | 17[2] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 101(5)[7] | 78(3)[5] | 59(2)[3] | 45(2)[3] | 34(2)[3] | 17(1)[2] | 10[2] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 33(3)[6] | 25(2)[4] | 22(2)[3] | 17(2)[3] | 13(2)[3] | 9(1)[2] | 5[2] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 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 | 2018 | 94.67% | 88,409,048 |
| 2 | 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 | 2018 | 83.47% | 1,025,049,977 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 120590 | Oil seeds; rape or colza seeds, other than low erucic, whether or not broken | 2018 | 80.38% | 17,784,154 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 251010 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground | 2018 | 79.90% | 65,823,519 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 251020 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground | 2018 | 78.70% | 38,719,181 |
| 6 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2018 | 70.38% | 669,464,785 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 722490 | Steel, alloy; semi-finished products | 2018 | 70.25% | 146,691,272 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2018 | 68.15% | 16,670,165 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2018 | 67.74% | 15,229,787 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 282520 | Lithium oxide and hydroxide | 2018 | 59.56% | 14,143,474 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2018 | 49.65% | 65,465,766 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 120400 | Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken | 2018 | 46.20% | 86,576,221 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 290211 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane | 2018 | 41.46% | 260,445,424 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 261790 | Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26; other than antimony | 2018 | 41.45% | 39,067,802 |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2018 | 40.13% | 121,024,278 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 400220 | Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2018 | 38.79% | 22,402,987 |
| 17 | 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) | 2018 | 38.08% | 122,599,928 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 540490 | Filament, synthetic; strip and the like (e.g.. artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm | 2018 | 37.36% | 10,831,220 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2018 | 35.24% | 21,604,175 |
| 20 | Qatar | 280429 | Gases, rare; other than argon | 2018 | 34.55% | 22,455,301 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2018 | 33.55% | 19,717,617 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 440290 | Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated | 2018 | 32.69% | 10,428,728 |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 710231 | Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | 2018 | 31.38% | 2,880,414,174 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 710813 | Metals; gold, semi-manufactured | 2018 | 30.20% | 217,592,562 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 15 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences
Ukraine: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Critical Goods in table:
271111 - 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.