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(8 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD531(8)[4]322(4)[1]189(4)[1]114(4)[1]68(2)[1]40(1)[1]14[1]
>= 50 mln USD281(6)[4]168(2)[1]105(2)[1]63(2)[1]40(2)[1]25(1)[1]6[1]
>= 100 mln USD188(6)[4]114(2)[1]75(2)[1]51(2)[1]33(2)[1]21(1)[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD91(2)[4]62(1)[1]44(1)[1]30(1)[1]19(1)[1]13(1)[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD35(1)[4]27(1)[1]22(1)[1]17(1)[1]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202180.36%1,075,482,282
2Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202179.44%119,613,312
3Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202167.78%30,848,539
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202162.14%28,098,383
5Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202137.05%123,155,049
6Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202135.54%203,032,875
7Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202133.20%172,827,719
8Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202133.02%178,420,806

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.