Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(135 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD174(135)[3]139(112)[3]111(92)[3]84(71)[3]66(57)[3]47(42)[3]31(27)[3]
>= 50 mln USD26(20)[3]24(19)[3]21(17)[3]20(16)[3]16(13)[3]15(12)[3]10(8)[3]
>= 100 mln USD12(10)[3]11(9)[3]10(9)[3]9(8)[3]7(7)[3]7(7)[3]4(4)[3]
>= 200 mln USD6(5)[3]5(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]4(4)[3]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (135 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2006100.00%5,607,756,900
2Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel2006100.00%302,230,400
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms2006100.00%46,143,500
4Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought2006100.00%35,344,300
5Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets2006100.00%21,686,500
6Russian 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 forms2006100.00%17,014,500
7Russian Federation8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders200699.94%18,330,200
8Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200699.93%1,070,927,800
9Russian Federation2901Acyclic hydrocarbons200699.84%13,739,700
10Russian 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.200699.84%13,168,600
11Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200698.94%28,245,100
12Russian Federation1101Wheat or meslin flour200698.93%14,440,100
13Russian Federation5101Wool, not carded or combed200698.31%12,920,600
14Russian Federation2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200698.22%35,298,700
15Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200697.21%58,557,900
16Russian 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 prepared200697.05%28,447,900
17Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200695.88%22,520,900
18Russian Federation2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium200695.24%14,042,900
19Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200695.16%60,221,400
20Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences200695.16%17,663,400
21Russian Federation1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects200694.26%10,338,300
22Russian Federation8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines200694.08%12,772,500
23Russian 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 oils200693.58%453,995,900
24Russian 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 paperboard200693.35%66,453,000
25Russian 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 strip200691.13%94,502,900
26Russian Federation2203Beer made from malt200690.78%31,162,900
27Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200690.01%33,141,800
28Russian Federation8439Machinery; for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material, or for making or finishing paper or paperboard200689.96%16,993,200
29Russian Federation7325Iron or steel; cast articles200688.60%13,662,500
30Russian 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 products200688.09%44,092,100
31Ukraine5902Textile fabrics; tyrecord of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides polyesters or viscose rayon200687.97%23,536,200
32Russian Federation4805Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets200686.78%10,602,900
33Russian Federation7408Copper wire200685.98%121,728,100
34Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200685.68%69,637,400
35Russian Federation1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs200685.58%28,174,400
36Russian Federation7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72200685.13%18,311,100
37Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305200682.92%41,210,700
38Russian Federation6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)200682.89%19,977,200
39Russian Federation7211Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, not clad, plated or coated200681.51%24,960,500
40Russian Federation7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more200681.50%119,931,100
41Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200681.34%113,816,800
42Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200680.41%13,312,300
43Russian 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 seamless200678.52%25,740,300
44Ukraine0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen200678.15%20,708,100
45Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200677.89%39,701,100
46Russian Federation8311Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying200676.41%10,224,400
47Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles200676.31%10,943,500
48Ukraine1005Maize (corn)200675.53%28,509,400
49Russian Federation8605Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)200675.08%14,790,900
50Russian Federation7226Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm200674.23%23,638,400
51Russian Federation8702Vehicles; public transport passenger type200673.62%17,856,800
52Russian Federation3918Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm200673.04%14,338,800
53Russian Federation7306Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73200672.06%89,918,800
54Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200671.97%30,555,600
55Russian Federation7409Copper plates, sheets and strip; of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm200671.72%13,952,300
56Russian Federation7307Tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel200671.06%17,026,400
57Russian Federation7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200670.26%21,710,200
58Russian 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 connectors200669.05%79,764,000
59Russian Federation7411Copper tubes and pipes200667.63%11,444,900
60Russian Federation3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200667.60%45,545,400
61Russian Federation0902Tea200665.09%16,151,700
62Russian Federation4902Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material200664.83%13,131,900
63Russian Federation8409Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading no. 8407 or 8408200664.33%25,013,800
64Russian 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)200662.86%26,409,600
65Russian Federation2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009200661.71%26,652,400
66Russian Federation8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)200661.44%151,290,500
67Ukraine2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate200660.91%14,147,100
68Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys200660.86%21,850,700
69Russian Federation7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200660.79%58,056,800
70Russian 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 like200660.51%26,130,600
71Russian Federation8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)200660.19%43,908,200
72Russian Federation8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods200658.37%45,142,700
73Russian 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 purposes200657.94%15,244,800
74Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200656.85%45,583,600
75Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200656.63%41,252,100
76Russian Federation4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets200656.36%10,574,900
77Russian Federation7616Aluminium; articles n.e.c. in chapter 76200656.12%10,869,500
78Russian Federation8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled200655.00%19,237,200
79Russian Federation5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2200654.90%11,491,700
80Russian Federation7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures200654.28%31,295,500
81Russian 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 rolling200654.06%40,212,400
82Ukraine7302Railway 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 like200653.02%17,266,500
83Russian Federation3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms200652.94%20,547,700
84Russian Federation7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel200652.69%12,111,200
85Russian Federation3925Plastics; builders' wares n.e.c. or included200652.12%10,717,100
86Russian Federation3916Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics200651.84%19,317,400
87Russian Federation3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200651.80%36,525,100
88Russian Federation8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200651.49%25,138,200
89Russian Federation6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.200650.99%11,038,400
90Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200650.95%118,990,300
91Russian Federation5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale200650.80%11,432,100
92Russian 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 39200650.42%36,086,800
93Russian Federation2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard200649.77%13,801,400
94Russian Federation3921Plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip n.e.c. in chapter 39200649.30%31,939,900
95Russian Federation8413Pumps; for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevators200648.63%48,954,300
96Ukraine8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof200646.69%22,794,200
97Russian Federation8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415200646.56%37,640,300
98Russian Federation7302Railway 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 like200645.88%14,940,000
99Russian Federation4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200645.69%12,078,900
100Russian Federation3917Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereof (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics200645.01%32,258,600
101Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200644.92%33,411,900
102Russian Federation2716Electrical energy200644.57%54,596,100
103Russian 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 41.14200644.28%20,080,100
104Russian Federation3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms200643.99%19,039,500
105Russian Federation2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200643.67%22,821,400
106Russian Federation4411Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances200643.61%16,819,200
107Russian Federation3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics200643.46%29,974,100
108Russian Federation7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated200642.90%49,496,400
109Ukraine2716Electrical energy200642.89%52,536,400
110Russian Federation2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200641.26%49,579,600
111Russian 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 cables200640.70%23,589,000
112Russian Federation4016Articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, n.e.c. in chapter 40200640.67%12,214,800
113Russian Federation3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair200638.71%12,951,300
114Russian Federation9999Commodities not specified according to kind200638.50%461,371,000
115Russian Federation8481Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves200638.03%40,629,400
116Russian Federation7318Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel200637.90%11,050,500
117Russian Federation4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810200637.70%10,467,900
118Russian Federation8430Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers200637.65%24,653,200
119Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200637.22%29,845,900
120Russian Federation8412Engines and motors; n.e.c. (e.g. reaction engines, hydraulic power engines, pneumatic power engines)200636.98%16,047,300
121Russian Federation2106Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included200636.44%26,587,500
122Russian Federation8482Ball or roller bearings200636.05%20,679,700
123Russian 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 matter200635.96%11,504,400
124Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200635.51%25,866,000
125Russian Federation3208Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium200635.49%18,433,400
126Russian Federation9405Luminaires and light fittings; including searchlights, spotlights and parts thereof, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, having permanently fixed light source and parts thereof n.e.c. or included200635.42%12,097,000
127Russian Federation7326Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73200635.04%20,682,400
128Russian Federation3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms200634.87%20,550,100
129Russian Federation2101Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof200634.60%10,741,500
130Ukraine2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009200634.23%14,783,100
131Russian Federation7202Ferro-alloys200634.20%12,281,100
132Ukraine7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200633.55%32,041,400
133Russian Federation8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200631.75%10,768,500
134Russian Federation8479Machinery and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. in this chapter200630.69%16,019,100
135Russian Federation3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms200630.49%15,782,400

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 118 occurrences

Ukraine: 17 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:

(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.