Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(3 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2026(3)[7]1771(3)[7]1527(2)[7]1248[7]944[6]670[5]397[5]
>= 50 mln USD760[5]696[5]623[5]533[5]411[4]300[3]164[3]
>= 100 mln USD404[3]365[3]323[3]276[3]218[3]163[2]80[2]
>= 200 mln USD187[2]168[2]154[2]134[2]103[2]80[1]37[1]
>= 500 mln USD51[2]46[2]42[2]36[2]31[2]20[1]5[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2009100.00%2,785,023,439
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200999.49%38,931,126
3USA271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)200999.39%22,852,454
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200996.99%67,332,997
5USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200995.97%101,219,283
6USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations200971.38%2,175,114,331
7Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200965.00%75,250,200

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.

[n]

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