Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD1460(18)[10]940(12)[7]624(8)[6]424(6)[4]272(4)[4]160(2)[3]87(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD465(11)[10]320(7)[7]222(5)[6]163(3)[4]105(2)[4]63(1)[3]28(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD246(6)[10]177(5)[7]120(3)[6]92(2)[4]62(2)[4]36(1)[3]15(1)[2]
>= 200 mln USD131(4)[8]101(3)[5]68(2)[5]52(1)[3]42(1)[3]25(1)[2]12(1)[2]
>= 500 mln USD48(3)[8]35(2)[5]28(2)[5]22(1)[3]20(1)[3]11(1)[2]8(1)[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 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 minerals202299.78%715,374,409
2Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202298.04%23,170,883,119
3Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202280.06%139,194,917
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202278.08%753,703,691
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202255.56%6,192,685,472
6Netherlands271019Petroleum 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 preparations202252.85%5,732,371,803
7Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202240.18%163,740,283
8Russian 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 preparations202239.91%3,696,722,842
9United Kingdom271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202237.19%19,127,691,100
10Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202232.24%16,581,895,468

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 5 occurrences

USA: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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

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...

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.