Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Canada'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.

Canada

Year: 2008(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2260(8)[7]1964(5)[6]1685(5)[6]1373(3)[6]1035(1)[6]747(1)[5]443[5]
>= 50 mln USD911[5]832[4]738[4]618[4]486[4]354[3]207[3]
>= 100 mln USD465[5]427[4]387[4]330[4]263[4]196[3]109[3]
>= 200 mln USD232[4]214[3]198[3]171[3]135[3]104[2]58[2]
>= 500 mln USD73[3]68[2]64[2]55[2]45[2]32[1]12[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution200881.01%26,678,410
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200860.98%40,922,381
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200860.57%46,749,023
4Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water200855.39%23,104,919
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200850.75%13,359,481
6Russian Federation310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof200838.04%12,840,353
7Ukraine310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105200836.99%21,138,223
8Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured200831.01%28,832,697

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.