Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(10 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2271(10)[9]1874(7)[9]1517(2)[9]1175(2)[9]872(1)[6]577[5]310[5]
>= 50 mln USD943(1)[7]817(1)[7]701[7]555[7]417[4]279[3]147[3]
>= 100 mln USD531(1)[7]475(1)[7]416[7]330[7]249[4]169[3]92[3]
>= 200 mln USD255[4]233[4]210[4]164[4]128[2]87[1]50[1]
>= 500 mln USD82[4]75[4]66[4]53[4]40[2]24[1]12[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 gas2018100.00%2,169,405,571
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201899.75%104,383,914
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)201899.01%21,737,281
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201898.44%170,240,381
5USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201897.77%18,438,400
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 preparations201874.15%4,249,862,661
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 preparations201867.15%7,445,273,590
8Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201864.08%132,711,943
9USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201864.06%9,499,832,787

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.