Country Matrix
For 2022, 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: 2022(18 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 1460(18)[10] | 940(12)[7] | 624(8)[6] | 424(6)[4] | 272(4)[4] | 160(2)[3] | 87(2)[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 465(11)[10] | 320(7)[7] | 222(5)[6] | 163(3)[4] | 105(2)[4] | 63(1)[3] | 28(1)[2] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 246(6)[10] | 177(5)[7] | 120(3)[6] | 92(2)[4] | 62(2)[4] | 36(1)[3] | 15(1)[2] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 131(4)[8] | 101(3)[5] | 68(2)[5] | 52(1)[3] | 42(1)[3] | 25(1)[2] | 12(1)[2] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 48(3)[8] | 35(2)[5] | 28(2)[5] | 22(1)[3] | 20(1)[3] | 11(1)[2] | 8(1)[2] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 270119 | Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | 2022 | 92.04% | 11,582,073 |
| 2 | 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 | 2022 | 90.45% | 1,002,742,506 |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2022 | 75.67% | 116,606,664 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 381119 | Anti-knock preparations; other than those based on lead compounds | 2022 | 72.96% | 36,933,823 |
| 5 | 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 | 2022 | 67.75% | 19,992,384 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 251020 | Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground | 2022 | 63.75% | 54,361,596 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2022 | 55.64% | 76,860,558 |
| 8 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2022 | 55.56% | 6,192,685,472 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 120400 | Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken | 2022 | 44.16% | 141,606,715 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 400270 | Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | 2022 | 41.18% | 37,961,375 |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 722490 | Steel, alloy; semi-finished products | 2022 | 40.49% | 14,158,579 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 290211 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane | 2022 | 40.11% | 272,233,636 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 271012 | Petroleum 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 preparations | 2022 | 39.91% | 3,696,722,842 |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 710221 | Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | 2022 | 34.17% | 34,021,084 |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 270710 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; benzol (benzene) | 2022 | 33.08% | 52,821,978 |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 310280 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution | 2022 | 30.77% | 64,883,259 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 540720 | Fabrics, woven; from strip or the like, of synthetic textile materials | 2022 | 30.65% | 12,501,579 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 290919 | Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | 2022 | 30.26% | 63,472,071 |
Partner frequency summary:
Russian Federation: 13 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences
Qatar: 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.