Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(15 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1436(15)[10]929(11)[7]629(7)[5]401(4)[4]269(2)[4]159(1)[3]78[3]
>= 50 mln USD448(11)[10]319(8)[7]224(5)[5]151(3)[4]104(1)[4]65[3]32[3]
>= 100 mln USD226(5)[10]172(4)[7]124(2)[5]88(1)[4]60[4]37[3]15[3]
>= 200 mln USD121(3)[7]99(2)[6]72(1)[4]49(1)[3]33[3]21[2]9[2]
>= 500 mln USD37(3)[6]27(2)[5]21(1)[3]13(1)[2]10[2]7[1]4[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202398.63%21,443,153,577
2Netherlands271020Petroleum 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 minerals202398.47%470,740,816
3Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202390.19%131,636,392
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202375.51%644,763,064
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 preparations202353.18%4,256,639,358
6Norway271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202343.99%8,108,272,068
7Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202342.93%2,612,571,969
8Netherlands271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202333.49%135,703,409
9Netherlands271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202331.17%104,322,233
10Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202331.06%1,890,173,908

Partner frequency summary:

Netherlands: 6 occurrences

USA: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.