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(115 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD133(115)[3]121(108)[3]112(104)[3]91(86)[3]77(73)[3]60(58)[3]38(37)[3]
>= 50 mln USD17(13)[3]16(13)[3]15(13)[3]13(11)[3]11(10)[3]9(9)[3]7(7)[3]
>= 100 mln USD7(6)[3]6(6)[3]6(6)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]
>= 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 (115 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2003100.00%1,983,032,400
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons2003100.00%719,151,100
3Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel2003100.00%129,816,700
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms2003100.00%27,133,100
5Russian Federation4101Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled, otherwise preserved but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split2003100.00%25,257,300
6Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk2003100.00%19,374,100
7Russian Federation7404Copper; waste and scrap2003100.00%11,526,100
8Russian 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 forms2003100.00%10,791,600
9Russian Federation4704Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades2003100.00%10,535,600
10Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200399.87%15,947,300
11Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200399.87%12,557,200
12Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200399.37%19,271,900
13Russian Federation0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.200398.56%10,114,200
14Russian Federation5101Wool, not carded or combed200398.46%18,862,400
15Russian Federation1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared200397.42%14,057,500
16Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200397.32%11,098,100
17Russian Federation1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects200397.06%11,201,300
18Russian Federation4104Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200396.97%17,685,600
19Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200396.85%11,090,700
20Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)200396.71%28,527,100
21Russian Federation6403Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather200396.68%14,151,000
22Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200396.54%12,004,600
23Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200394.64%46,264,600
24Russian Federation1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products200394.46%22,733,500
25Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200394.44%87,941,100
26Russian Federation4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200393.91%30,139,200
27Russian Federation4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard200393.60%50,773,300
28Russian Federation1003Barley200393.50%15,116,700
29Russian Federation8544Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not; optical fibre cables of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors200393.32%126,677,100
30Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200393.15%12,475,000
31Russian Federation2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium200392.52%10,444,200
32Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200392.32%40,400,000
33Russian Federation1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs200392.24%19,400,100
34Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200392.10%39,102,300
35Russian Federation6804Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels, etc without frameworks, for grinding, sharpening, polishing, etc and parts thereof, natural stone, agglomerated natural or artificial abrasives or of ceramics200391.80%26,032,100
36Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200391.23%148,219,300
37Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless200390.41%17,440,600
38Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200389.58%19,784,800
39Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200389.19%34,778,800
40Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200389.05%31,932,600
41Russian Federation4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets200388.89%10,808,500
42Russian Federation3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200388.60%27,996,800
43Russian Federation6902Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods; other than those of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths200387.24%10,530,600
44Russian Federation8311Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying200387.19%11,001,900
45Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73200386.81%57,761,400
46Russian Federation7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more200386.61%19,530,900
47Russian Federation5503Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning200386.21%11,641,500
48Russian Federation8703Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars200384.07%19,727,100
49Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200383.84%34,514,200
50Russian Federation5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale200383.74%18,421,600
51Russian Federation2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200383.16%89,781,300
52Russian Federation8409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading no. 8407 or 8408200382.43%21,098,600
53Russian Federation8705Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)200382.20%11,991,500
54Russian Federation8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200382.11%15,637,800
55Russian Federation1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa200381.87%11,428,000
56Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200381.52%31,903,500
57Russian Federation7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200381.24%19,689,600
58Russian Federation8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)200380.68%25,665,600
59Russian Federation7408Copper wire200378.78%33,163,500
60Russian Federation3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair200377.99%13,475,600
61Russian Federation2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200377.33%41,077,100
62Russian Federation5402Synthetic filament yarn (other than sewing thread), not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex200376.84%12,617,200
63Russian Federation8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled200376.45%11,265,000
64Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305200375.74%16,697,600
65Russian Federation7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm200373.28%11,031,100
66Russian Federation3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms200372.65%14,808,500
67Russian Federation8536Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables200372.63%29,242,400
68Russian Federation7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200371.68%43,040,200
69Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200371.58%33,602,900
70Russian Federation8545Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon; with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes200371.40%13,749,200
71Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200370.71%81,666,000
72Russian Federation5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2200370.33%15,599,000
73Russian Federation3916Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics200370.20%14,023,600
74Russian Federation3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200369.93%23,812,600
75Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)200369.39%86,526,900
76Russian Federation7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures200369.13%23,631,400
77Russian Federation7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass200368.69%10,879,100
78Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated200368.48%45,016,900
79Russian Federation4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like200368.45%23,126,000
80Russian Federation8482Ball or roller bearings200366.69%22,379,500
81Russian Federation4010Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber200366.68%10,287,000
82Russian Federation3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms200366.48%11,067,500
83Russian Federation4107Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14200365.56%22,517,500
84Russian Federation3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39200363.16%33,071,700
85Russian Federation8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)200362.70%22,001,500
86Russian Federation8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves200360.44%35,573,600
87Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200359.67%34,318,500
88Russian Federation3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics200359.50%30,526,500
89Russian Federation9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94200359.03%10,966,600
90Russian Federation8702Vehicles; public transport passenger type200357.75%11,478,200
91Russian Federation7202Ferro-alloys200356.25%12,431,200
92Russian Federation3921Plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip n.e.c. in chapter 39200355.77%16,073,200
93Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind200354.30%408,407,300
94Russian Federation3917Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereof (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics200354.07%18,353,800
95Russian Federation8504Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors200354.01%18,567,300
96Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200353.74%79,164,700
97Russian Federation8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines200353.53%15,275,300
98Russian Federation3208Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium200353.34%17,592,400
99Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200353.28%20,798,100
100Russian Federation8413Pumps; for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevators200352.57%29,622,000
101Ukraine7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like200351.85%10,003,300
102Russian Federation8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods200351.70%21,866,800
103Russian Federation2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200351.20%34,432,000
104Russian Federation7326Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73200350.15%14,793,500
105Russian Federation8708Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705200347.93%27,166,800
106Ukraine8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines200346.08%13,147,300
107Russian Federation8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415200345.54%13,015,100
108Russian Federation3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms200341.39%12,380,900
109Russian Federation7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm200339.98%12,269,600
110Russian Federation8537Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, bases with apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 for electricity control and distribution, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517)200339.44%14,598,500
111Russian Federation5111Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair200338.68%10,228,400
112Russian Federation8414Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan; gas-tight biological safety cabinets whether or not fitted with filters200337.80%16,675,400
113Russian Federation9032Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type200336.37%11,152,500
114Russian Federation3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms200334.19%14,279,300
115Ukraine2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200333.83%22,752,700

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 111 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.