Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(14 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1283(14)[11]860(9)[9]584(7)[3]368(6)[3]240(5)[3]152(3)[3]80(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD385(8)[11]280(6)[9]208(5)[3]137(4)[3]95(3)[3]63(2)[3]32(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD185(4)[9]133(2)[8]103(1)[2]73(1)[2]50(1)[2]32(1)[2]14[2]
>= 200 mln USD89(3)[7]73(2)[6]61(1)[2]42(1)[2]30(1)[2]20(1)[2]10[2]
>= 500 mln USD32(2)[5]26(1)[4]22(1)[1]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]10(1)[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation261790Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26; other than antimony202092.00%26,785,355
2Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202090.79%92,033,650
3Russian 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-section202087.02%743,294,203
4Russian Federation251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground202078.98%61,236,395
5Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground202073.08%34,225,774
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202068.76%51,322,838
7Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous202052.95%91,346,638
8Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202048.60%301,317,980
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202046.14%11,675,416
10United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202039.07%18,686,515
11Ukraine440290Wood; charcoal of wood other than bamboo, nut or shell, whether or not agglomerated202035.16%10,495,508
12Russian 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 preparations202033.22%914,363,970
13Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202031.03%18,896,682
14Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane202030.92%122,873,772

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.