Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(6 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2303(6)[10]1967(4)[9]1634(1)[8]1325[7]1022[7]728[6]419[6]
>= 50 mln USD981(2)[8]863(1)[7]744[6]615[5]494[5]351[4]198[4]
>= 100 mln USD539(1)[6]489(1)[5]425[4]357[3]290[3]207[2]119[2]
>= 200 mln USD265[4]239[4]207[4]173[3]143[3]102[2]60[2]
>= 500 mln USD84[3]76[3]66[3]53[2]43[2]31[1]16[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201252.25%13,774,610
2Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201248.77%39,086,152
3Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201247.57%22,913,324
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201245.88%135,319,268
5Russian Federation711029Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured201234.92%73,189,920
6Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201233.66%35,681,925

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.