Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(8 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2217(8)[8]1822(4)[8]1472(1)[8]1119[8]816[6]565[4]306[4]
>= 50 mln USD890(1)[7]773[7]660[7]510[7]369[5]257[3]137[3]
>= 100 mln USD500[5]448[5]390[5]304[5]222[3]152[1]86[1]
>= 200 mln USD243[4]225[4]199[4]154[4]113[3]75[1]44[1]
>= 500 mln USD72[4]66[4]55[4]44[4]29[3]14[1]8[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201955.79%18,887,253
2Russian Federation160510Crustacean preparations; crab, prepared or preserved201948.05%14,742,167
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201947.34%22,373,535
4Russian Federation284590Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined201942.37%10,731,372
5Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201939.94%13,046,820
6Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201937.92%92,034,047
7Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201932.47%15,079,216
8Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201931.25%12,050,636

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.