Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(53 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD61(53)[5]59(53)[5]57(52)[5]54(51)[5]47(47)[5]43(43)[5]30(30)[4]
>= 50 mln USD8(7)[3]8(7)[3]8(7)[3]7(6)[3]5(5)[3]3(3)[3]2(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD4(4)[2]4(4)[2]4(4)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 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 (53 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2001100.00%1,379,638,400
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2001100.00%536,749,000
3Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 72042001100.00%49,891,200
4Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground2001100.00%18,253,700
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip2001100.00%15,439,400
6Russian 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 sheets200199.89%17,939,400
7Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200199.82%11,975,500
8Russian Federation480240Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets200199.75%19,000,700
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200199.72%12,991,600
10Russian Federation870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods200199.71%12,100,600
11Russian Federation720990Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209200199.07%11,140,100
12Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls200198.86%16,356,300
13Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200198.73%17,000,200
14Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200198.56%15,826,200
15Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200198.43%29,898,600
16Russian Federation290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200197.15%32,477,000
17Russian 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 more200196.44%22,356,400
18Russian Federation390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200195.65%10,386,100
19Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200194.85%16,432,200
20Russian Federation721012Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm200194.16%10,271,500
21Russian Federation401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries200193.99%19,503,900
22Russian Federation870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc200193.92%12,361,100
23Russian 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-section200192.74%19,216,400
24Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200192.53%29,635,600
25Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200192.08%14,631,600
26Russian Federation854459-- Other200192.02%22,466,600
27Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200191.96%14,224,900
28Russian Federation730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73200191.89%11,657,800
29Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200191.55%14,168,300
30Russian Federation220300Beer; made from malt200191.15%10,468,500
31Russian 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 b200189.94%82,046,700
32Russian Federation392020Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials200188.50%12,654,400
33Russian Federation030379-- Other200188.37%17,646,100
34Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed200188.23%14,061,000
35Russian Federation170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200187.12%11,190,900
36Russian Federation470200Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades200187.05%10,898,600
37Russian Federation722540Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils200186.81%34,623,000
38Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200185.09%31,723,500
39Russian Federation870899Vehicle parts and accessories; n.e.c. in heading no. 8708200184.31%18,959,900
40Russian Federation730610- Line pipe Of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines200184.23%11,499,600
41Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200183.70%25,235,200
42Russian Federation848210Ball bearings200180.40%23,105,400
43Russian Federation290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene200180.35%37,598,400
44Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200176.58%112,720,000
45Russian Federation840999Engines; parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)200175.62%16,659,700
46Russian Federation390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200173.41%13,985,600
47Russian Federation840820Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87200173.40%66,288,400
48Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200168.24%13,662,700
49Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200166.53%55,115,300
50Russian Federation848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves200163.49%14,302,500
51Ukraine290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene200162.83%14,937,100
52Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200159.02%280,976,900
53Russian Federation410439Other bovine leather and equine leather, parchment-dressed or prepared after tanning :-- Other200145.85%12,007,600

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 50 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.