Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(6 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2259(6)[9]1924(5)[9]1594(3)[9]1267(2)[8]954(1)[8]676[6]376[5]
>= 50 mln USD970[8]861[8]737[8]613[7]470[7]326[5]173[4]
>= 100 mln USD557[7]511[7]444[7]374[6]292[6]210[4]116[3]
>= 200 mln USD278[6]254[6]215[6]181[5]143[5]99[3]58[2]
>= 500 mln USD89[4]83[4]73[4]62[3]48[3]34[2]19[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 gas201499.93%4,431,491,034
2USA271099Waste 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)201499.80%47,183,869
3USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201499.60%56,411,297
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201499.54%147,858,625
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201499.42%368,800,935
6USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201482.79%5,409,207,086
7Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201476.69%280,333,833
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 preparations201470.81%8,357,657,570
9USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201452.46%11,286,282,869

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 8 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.