Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(83 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD101(83)[6]99(83)[6]94(82)[6]89(78)[6]81(75)[6]67(61)[6]48(46)[5]
>= 50 mln USD11(8)[3]10(8)[3]9(8)[3]7(6)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]3(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD6(5)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]3(3)[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(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 (83 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2003100.00%1,983,032,400
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2003100.00%669,215,000
3Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 72042003100.00%126,856,000
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms2003100.00%24,601,600
5Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip2003100.00%19,407,400
6Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground2003100.00%19,374,100
7Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 27112003100.00%17,676,600
8Russian Federation410150Hides and skins; raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin exceeding 16 kg2003100.00%16,689,500
9Ukraine841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW2003100.00%13,057,000
10Russian Federation740400Copper; waste and scrap2003100.00%11,526,100
11Russian Federation841112Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN2003100.00%11,078,900
12Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms2003100.00%10,706,600
13Russian Federation470421Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, sulphite, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood2003100.00%10,427,800
14Russian Federation850740Electric accumulators; nickel-iron, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)2003100.00%10,174,700
15Russian Federation271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200399.88%20,435,800
16Russian 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 sheets200399.87%15,947,300
17Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200399.87%12,557,200
18Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200399.86%11,810,400
19Russian Federation480240Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); wallpaper base, in rolls or sheets200399.83%15,232,300
20Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200399.72%16,358,800
21Russian Federation510121Wool; (not carded or combed), degreased, (not carbonised), shorn200399.63%12,460,400
22Russian Federation854411Insulated electric conductors; winding wire, of copper200399.60%11,270,800
23Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200399.45%18,659,100
24Russian Federation854470Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables200399.24%28,384,600
25Russian Federation410411Tanned or crust hides and skins; without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet-blue), full grains, unsplit; grain splits200398.78%13,553,100
26Russian Federation400219Rubber; synthetic, styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200398.73%11,539,100
27Russian Federation480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls200398.70%16,165,700
28Russian Federation271011-- Light oils and preparations200398.61%22,706,100
29Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200398.51%29,362,700
30Russian Federation680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls200398.41%28,366,700
31Russian Federation401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries200397.10%18,667,900
32Ukraine720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200396.85%17,346,800
33Russian Federation480256Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)200396.67%11,440,600
34Russian Federation854459-- Other200395.71%48,788,400
35Russian 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-section200395.38%30,628,300
36Russian Federation720926Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200395.23%19,425,600
37Russian Federation190590Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products200395.19%11,130,900
38Russian Federation854460Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts200394.05%14,839,300
39Russian Federation100300Barley.200393.50%15,116,700
40Russian Federation722540Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils200393.28%33,319,600
41Russian Federation180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18200393.04%22,650,000
42Russian Federation390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200391.88%16,469,700
43Russian Federation870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc200391.84%14,069,600
44Russian Federation680422Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like; of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics200391.12%15,808,600
45Russian Federation721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200390.64%13,951,400
46Russian Federation720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200390.08%10,944,600
47Russian Federation490199Printed matter; books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91200389.97%10,277,300
48Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations200389.92%124,217,400
49Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200389.47%19,297,100
50Russian Federation721012Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of less than 0.5mm200389.19%16,120,400
51Russian Federation730610- Line pipe Of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines200388.19%22,296,800
52Russian Federation730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73200388.19%21,627,200
53Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200387.90%16,337,400
54Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200386.52%23,485,900
55Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm200384.20%15,707,000
56Russian Federation840999Engines; parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)200383.99%18,973,000
57Russian Federation290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200383.80%28,599,500
58Russian Federation290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene200383.30%31,117,000
59Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200383.23%89,781,300
60Russian Federation410719Leather; further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, split or not, other than leather of heading 41.14, (other than grain splits and full grains, unsplit)200383.11%11,731,600
61Russian Federation720853Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200380.78%15,509,900
62Ukraine290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene200379.96%22,748,200
63Russian Federation760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow200378.73%10,441,100
64Russian Federation390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200378.47%23,096,200
65Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200377.90%30,733,200
66Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200376.34%16,697,600
67Russian 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 materials200376.01%14,361,600
68Russian Federation200979Juice; apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200375.87%11,703,900
69Russian Federation030379-- Other200375.58%18,010,700
70Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200375.26%19,122,700
71Russian Federation730431Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, cold-drawn or cold-rolled, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section200374.77%10,436,700
72Russian Federation730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308200374.31%20,241,400
73Russian Federation848210Ball bearings200372.36%11,826,700
74Russian Federation391620Vinyl chloride polymers; monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked200370.87%12,567,900
75Russian Federation854511Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for furnaces200370.41%12,046,000
76Russian Federation853690Electrical apparatus; n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts200369.90%10,711,500
77Russian Federation840820Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87200369.47%83,731,000
78Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200367.22%14,480,200
79Russian Federation848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves200358.50%25,449,600
80Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200354.30%408,407,300
81Russian Federation271600Electrical energy200353.74%79,164,700
82Russian Federation100190- Other200350.46%18,482,500
83Russian Federation732690Iron or steel; articles n.e.c. in heading 7326200342.93%10,740,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 79 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.