Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Belarus'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.

Belarus

Year: 2000(51 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD67(51)[5]59(48)[5]55(47)[5]53(46)[5]46(41)[5]43(39)[5]29(26)[5]
>= 50 mln USD8(6)[3]6(6)[3]6(6)[3]6(6)[3]6(6)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]
>= 100 mln USD5(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]
>= 200 mln USD3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]3(3)[3]
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (51 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2000100.00%1,627,825,200
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2000100.00%526,159,400
3Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 72042000100.00%78,885,300
4Russian Federation290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)2000100.00%32,737,600
5Russian Federation290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene2000100.00%26,023,500
6Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip2000100.00%23,913,400
7Russian Federation291521Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic acid2000100.00%17,753,300
8Russian Federation710210Diamonds; whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted2000100.00%13,815,600
9Russian Federation880390Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 882000100.00%12,826,700
10Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200099.99%19,806,800
11Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200099.92%20,209,800
12Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200099.82%15,696,800
13Russian Federation480240Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets200099.79%26,000,300
14Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200099.53%21,430,500
15Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200099.00%16,930,100
16Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200098.08%22,108,200
17Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200098.00%19,423,800
18Russian Federation720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200096.56%14,983,200
19Russian Federation720990Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209200096.52%13,301,600
20Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200095.98%29,594,700
21Russian Federation480252Other paper and paperboard, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical process or of which not more than 10 % by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres :-- Weighing 40 g/m2 or more but not more200095.81%20,494,100
22Russian Federation271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200094.89%201,918,300
23Russian Federation730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section200094.43%18,291,600
24Russian Federation860799Railway or tramway rolling stock; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607200093.01%10,679,400
25Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200090.26%12,407,700
26Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200090.03%116,290,000
27Russian Federation854459-- Other200089.37%12,231,600
28Russian Federation510121Wool; (not carded or combed), degreased, (not carbonised), shorn200089.01%11,039,200
29Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200088.48%15,444,900
30Russian Federation721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section200087.84%17,428,400
31Russian Federation730610- Line pipe Of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines200087.75%17,387,900
32Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200087.51%24,679,100
33Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200086.67%30,484,000
34Russian Federation870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc200086.37%13,024,800
35Russian Federation870899Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708200084.99%22,421,100
36Russian Federation110100Wheat or meslin flour200084.02%21,456,600
37Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200082.25%19,652,100
38Russian Federation030379-- Other200081.13%10,557,500
39Russian Federation401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries200080.16%16,651,400
40Russian Federation840820Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87200073.86%51,473,800
41Russian Federation170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200073.37%13,230,000
42Russian Federation390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200068.51%14,511,200
43Russian Federation722540Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils200068.48%15,122,100
44Russian Federation840999Engines; parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)200068.36%18,879,800
45Russian Federation730410- Line pipe Of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines200065.68%11,396,000
46Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200060.25%18,605,700
47Russian Federation848210Ball bearings200059.58%11,247,700
48Russian Federation300420Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale200045.12%13,037,100
49Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200038.28%11,820,700
50Ukraine240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200038.20%21,414,700
51Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200034.19%19,167,100

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 48 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.