Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD1424(21)[11]934(14)[9]628(9)[6]406(7)[4]260(5)[4]152(2)[3]82[2]
>= 50 mln USD459(10)[11]315(7)[9]233(4)[6]154(3)[4]104(3)[4]63(2)[3]35[2]
>= 100 mln USD234(6)[11]171(3)[9]134(2)[6]90(2)[4]65(2)[4]39(1)[3]20[2]
>= 200 mln USD110(3)[8]89(3)[7]72(2)[5]53(2)[3]38(2)[3]23(1)[2]14[2]
>= 500 mln USD37(2)[5]33(2)[5]27(2)[3]21(2)[2]18(2)[2]11(1)[1]8[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (11 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 minerals202199.89%290,196,761
2Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202197.36%17,002,703,123
3Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202188.77%124,172,949
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202170.88%1,119,962,648
5Netherlands271019Petroleum 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 preparations202152.20%3,029,666,876
6USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202150.84%292,608,830
7Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202143.03%167,596,037
8Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202140.35%6,584,798,052
9Netherlands271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202140.31%6,577,790,491
10Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202136.74%211,480,072
11Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202131.41%135,715,609

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 7 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

USA: 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.