Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(9 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2193(9)[8]1895(4)[7]1610(2)[7]1321(1)[6]1000(1)[5]713(1)[5]417[4]
>= 50 mln USD871(1)[7]785[6]689[6]578[5]444[4]315[4]184[3]
>= 100 mln USD482[6]429[5]385[5]323[4]259[3]183[3]106[2]
>= 200 mln USD234[5]207[4]189[4]156[3]126[2]97[2]57[2]
>= 500 mln USD71[3]58[2]54[2]44[1]33[1]25[1]11[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2010100.00%3,423,602,800
2USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201099.23%247,630,963
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)201099.21%24,527,524
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201098.31%50,820,510
5USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201081.12%102,299,780
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201063.73%214,699,798
7USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201058.80%2,689,416,801
8USA271011-- Light oils and preparations201038.98%1,896,042,750

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 7 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.