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]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2019100.00%2,266,436,815
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201999.77%62,505,811
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)201998.94%25,100,563
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201996.00%70,428,857
5USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201975.65%4,023,508,174
6USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201972.74%10,400,192,696
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 preparations201967.40%5,806,609,667
8Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201961.12%102,180,966

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 7 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...

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.