Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD1397(24)[10]943(15)[7]619(10)[5]421(9)[4]279(7)[4]159(3)[3]83(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD423(12)[10]301(9)[7]215(5)[5]152(5)[4]113(5)[4]64(2)[3]31(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD210(8)[9]153(5)[6]117(3)[4]85(3)[3]65(3)[3]38(1)[2]17[2]
>= 200 mln USD101(5)[7]78(3)[5]59(2)[3]45(2)[3]34(2)[3]17(1)[2]10[2]
>= 500 mln USD33(3)[6]25(2)[4]22(2)[3]17(2)[3]13(2)[3]9(1)[2]5[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 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 minerals201899.81%769,904,985
2Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201898.16%83,667,203
3Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201896.89%16,055,098,724
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201870.38%669,464,785
5Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201854.23%121,239,441
6Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201847.07%238,122,057
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 preparations201844.75%3,389,661,288
8Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201838.65%4,391,077,768
9Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201838.27%4,348,236,218
10Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201832.70%176,865,896

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.