Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(5 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2160(5)[10]1821(4)[9]1469(2)[9]1167(2)[8]875(1)[6]608(1)[5]334[5]
>= 50 mln USD870[6]769[6]650[6]531[5]405[4]277[3]154[3]
>= 100 mln USD479[5]436[5]369[5]307[4]235[3]165[2]98[2]
>= 200 mln USD224[4]204[4]176[4]143[3]108[2]74[1]40[1]
>= 500 mln USD64[4]58[4]52[4]43[3]30[2]16[1]9[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 gas2016100.00%1,593,978,287
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201699.46%62,570,446
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)201699.04%19,130,150
4USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201698.18%17,097,862
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201696.48%123,471,372
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 preparations201675.65%2,663,337,152
7USA271012Petroleum 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 preparations201665.67%4,924,705,650
8Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201662.48%45,545,387
9USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201651.15%5,561,138,431
10Norway271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201633.55%24,459,536

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 8 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Norway: 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.