Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(20 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1312(20)[12]875(14)[8]579(11)[5]390(6)[3]248(5)[3]152(2)[3]80(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD390(11)[12]271(7)[8]198(6)[5]143(3)[3]98(3)[3]67(2)[3]33(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD193(7)[10]139(3)[7]107(3)[4]83(1)[2]55(1)[2]39[2]17[2]
>= 200 mln USD95(6)[7]73(2)[5]59(2)[4]45(1)[2]31(1)[2]23[2]11[2]
>= 500 mln USD33(3)[6]27(2)[5]21(2)[4]18(1)[2]14(1)[2]11[2]6[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201990.52%87,150,414
2Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201981.48%64,954,762
3Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground201977.37%43,050,722
4Russian Federation720712Iron 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-section201975.58%796,420,811
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201970.51%35,051,171
6Russian Federation282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide201966.31%13,522,989
7Russian Federation261790Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26; other than antimony201958.45%17,340,422
8Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201957.56%173,919,621
9Russian Federation440139Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs or similar forms, other than wood pellets or wood briquettes201957.42%13,252,583
10Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201956.46%560,650,235
11Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201950.86%51,749,522
12Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201945.88%10,487,079
13Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated201944.17%12,341,975
14Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken201941.23%86,219,217
15Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201937.15%214,586,142
16Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201935.55%204,218,348
17Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201935.45%351,969,588
18Saudi Arabia400220Rubber; synthetic, butadiene rubber (BR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201935.03%17,002,306
19Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201933.17%15,916,302
20Russian Federation710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201930.56%1,960,892,078

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.