Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(8 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2129(8)[8]1765(5)[8]1419(5)[8]1099(2)[8]798(1)[8]533[6]288[5]
>= 50 mln USD827(1)[7]721[7]612[7]490[7]356[7]240[5]125[4]
>= 100 mln USD469[5]419[5]360[5]299[5]213[5]146[3]79[2]
>= 200 mln USD236[4]214[4]187[4]150[4]104[4]71[2]37[1]
>= 500 mln USD66[4]64[4]59[4]50[4]36[4]24[2]12[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation160510Crustacean preparations; crab, prepared or preserved202079.45%41,956,287
2Russian 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 defined202065.05%15,841,240
3Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202058.22%14,140,131
4Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202053.34%26,146,350
5Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper202051.67%15,420,060
6Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202034.26%92,782,798
7Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202032.88%10,070,762
8Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202031.97%13,322,166

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

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.