Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(11 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2268(11)[8]1840(10)[8]1492(7)[8]1119(6)[8]811(5)[7]537(3)[5]288(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD954(3)[7]818(3)[7]686(2)[7]531(2)[7]393(1)[6]259(1)[4]135[3]
>= 100 mln USD548(2)[5]482(2)[5]412(1)[5]321(1)[5]230[4]153[2]80[1]
>= 200 mln USD283(1)[4]253(1)[4]216(1)[4]164(1)[4]114[3]75[1]41[1]
>= 500 mln USD87[4]81[4]72[4]58[4]39[3]26[1]15[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates721699Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216202192.11%45,901,447
2Russian Federation160510Crustacean preparations; crab, prepared or preserved202180.99%51,340,902
3Russian 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 defined202180.87%32,870,529
4Ukraine870332Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc202179.38%10,794,591
5Ukraine720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202170.34%13,538,902
6Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202162.19%251,984,187
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202150.93%24,924,758
8Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm202149.56%116,382,281
9Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper202147.62%20,995,848
10Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202140.88%12,157,374
11Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202136.20%13,697,887

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.