Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(7 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2227(7)[10]1851(4)[8]1489(2)[8]1174(1)[7]879(1)[6]598(1)[5]321(1)[5]
>= 50 mln USD916(1)[6]797[6]681[6]544[5]411[4]276[3]148[3]
>= 100 mln USD515[5]457[5]400[5]324[4]240[3]167[2]94[2]
>= 200 mln USD243[4]221[4]195[4]159[3]121[2]79[1]45[1]
>= 500 mln USD74[4]66[4]56[4]49[3]37[2]20[1]12[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran740100Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)201797.95%12,337,713
2Russian Federation722611Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201752.21%10,563,388
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201744.33%20,088,002
4Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201741.28%13,617,344
5United Arab Emirates720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201738.37%13,079,022
6Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201734.45%17,000,451
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201733.73%83,979,390

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.