Country Matrix
For 2021, 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: 2021(21 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1424(21)[11] | 934(14)[9] | 628(9)[6] | 406(7)[4] | 260(5)[4] | 152(2)[3] | 82[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 459(10)[11] | 315(7)[9] | 233(4)[6] | 154(3)[4] | 104(3)[4] | 63(2)[3] | 35[2] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 234(6)[11] | 171(3)[9] | 134(2)[6] | 90(2)[4] | 65(2)[4] | 39(1)[3] | 20[2] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 110(3)[8] | 89(3)[7] | 72(2)[5] | 53(2)[3] | 38(2)[3] | 23(1)[2] | 14[2] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 37(2)[5] | 33(2)[5] | 27(2)[3] | 21(2)[2] | 18(2)[2] | 11(1)[1] | 8[1] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2021 | 81.12% | 1,075,482,282 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 251010 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground | 2021 | 80.11% | 78,369,206 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 251020 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground | 2021 | 78.19% | 41,244,106 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2021 | 77.91% | 28,098,383 |
| 5 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2021 | 70.88% | 1,119,962,648 |
| 6 | 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 | 2021 | 68.49% | 13,704,651 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2021 | 67.79% | 30,848,539 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2021 | 56.08% | 74,228,010 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2021 | 54.14% | 24,731,233 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 710221 | Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | 2021 | 49.80% | 23,377,933 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 290919 | Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | 2021 | 45.26% | 54,678,738 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 440131 | Wood; for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in wood pellets | 2021 | 44.15% | 62,974,033 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 270710 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene) | 2021 | 41.01% | 43,655,110 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 290211 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane | 2021 | 40.03% | 289,552,270 |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 441113 | Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 5 mm but not exceeding 9 mm | 2021 | 38.73% | 18,346,481 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2021 | 38.07% | 14,221,636 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 120400 | Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken | 2021 | 37.05% | 123,155,049 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2021 | 36.00% | 178,420,806 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2021 | 33.52% | 172,827,719 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 230630 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | 2021 | 31.68% | 17,196,693 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 400270 | Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2021 | 30.53% | 23,356,761 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 16 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Ukraine: 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.