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]

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 gas2017100.00%2,631,588,139
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201799.91%94,181,073
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)201799.06%18,518,491
4USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201798.67%17,177,380
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201797.61%124,240,463
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 preparations201770.27%2,797,259,253
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 preparations201764.01%5,302,242,316
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201753.26%7,013,687,648
9Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201739.92%34,631,598
10Equatorial Guinea271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201735.97%31,202,303

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 8 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Equatorial Guinea: 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.