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(1 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD848(1)[3]665(1)[3]527[3]376[3]277[3]168[1]84[1]
>= 50 mln USD532[3]434[3]349[3]249[3]191[3]118[1]58[1]
>= 100 mln USD380[3]318[3]257[3]188[3]148[3]90[1]42[1]
>= 200 mln USD248[3]219[3]180[3]126[3]100[3]63[1]31[1]
>= 500 mln USD108[3]95[3]80[3]56[3]41[3]23[1]9[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201995.07%2,456,164,761
2USA2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201972.74%10,400,192,696
3USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201970.60%9,855,977,073

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.