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(5 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD548(5)[3]323(3)[2]176(2)[1]112(2)[1]72(2)[1]43(1)[1]17[1]
>= 50 mln USD285(4)[3]176(3)[2]104(2)[1]66(2)[1]43(2)[1]25(1)[1]11[1]
>= 100 mln USD177(3)[3]117(3)[2]74(2)[1]49(2)[1]32(2)[1]21(1)[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD86(1)[3]60(1)[2]42(1)[1]30(1)[1]19(1)[1]13(1)[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD33(1)[3]24(1)[2]21(1)[1]16(1)[1]8(1)[1]6(1)[1]4[1]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202289.88%1,002,742,506
2Russian 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 forms202275.67%116,606,664
3Russian Federation1204Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202244.16%141,606,715
4Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel202233.80%14,158,579
5Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202231.49%80,929,374

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

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.