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]

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 gas2020100.00%1,406,679,012
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202099.18%64,515,112
3Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202098.94%146,474,292
4USA271099Waste 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)202098.61%14,962,820
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202096.56%98,293,966
6USA271012Petroleum 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 preparations202080.12%4,555,162,379
7USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations202079.02%2,070,531,173
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202077.21%6,531,991,515

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.