Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(9 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2284(9)[9]1970(6)[8]1662(3)[8]1337(2)[8]1028[5]737[5]418[5]
>= 50 mln USD956(3)[7]858(3)[6]744(3)[6]612(2)[6]477[3]343[3]191[3]
>= 100 mln USD534(3)[5]486(3)[4]426(3)[4]357(2)[4]287[2]199[2]112[2]
>= 200 mln USD263(2)[5]237(2)[4]210(2)[4]178(1)[4]138[2]102[2]62[2]
>= 500 mln USD85(1)[3]77(1)[2]67(1)[2]55[2]40[1]30[1]16[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201199.93%3,906,652,504
2USA271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201199.73%27,833,446
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)201199.56%36,559,379
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201199.51%371,319,666
5USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201198.27%61,411,704
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201168.07%365,784,727
7USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201167.25%73,072,707
8USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201165.50%5,054,109,080
9USA271011-- Light oils and preparations201139.70%3,513,432,666

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 8 occurrences

Qatar: 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...

271114 - 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.