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]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201399.88%186,695,096
2USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201399.83%3,688,098,833
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)201399.70%38,342,872
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201399.26%110,405,271
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201397.47%333,068,756
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201382.30%128,860,248
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 preparations201381.75%5,240,596,795
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 preparations201367.43%7,365,845,690

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 7 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...

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.