Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(7 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2250(7)[8]1938(6)[8]1605(3)[8]1293(3)[8]978(2)[7]695(1)[7]398[5]
>= 50 mln USD957(2)[7]847(1)[7]728(1)[7]602(1)[7]472(1)[6]334(1)[6]186[4]
>= 100 mln USD553(2)[7]504(1)[7]435(1)[7]367(1)[7]290(1)[6]207(1)[6]113[4]
>= 200 mln USD271[4]249[4]211[4]177[4]143[3]103[3]55[2]
>= 500 mln USD81[3]73[3]64[3]53[3]39[2]28[2]14[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201382.30%128,860,248
2Russian Federation400239Rubber; synthetic, halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201377.91%24,197,124
3Russian Federation030311Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon, sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201369.23%48,647,515
4United Arab Emirates847480Machines; for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand201345.85%27,018,848
5Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201345.21%22,614,195
6Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201342.00%17,372,264
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201330.02%109,016,719

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.