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]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201299.92%2,848,291,427
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201299.71%78,960,017
3USA271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201299.63%10,135,231
4USA271099Waste 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)201299.54%44,774,658
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201298.47%365,164,168
6USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201298.19%56,123,771
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 preparations201270.57%4,266,009,479
8USA271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201254.80%5,087,189,452
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201245.88%135,319,268
10USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201236.88%108,768,579

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 9 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.