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]

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 gas202199.22%2,316,345,233
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202199.02%97,239,985
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)202198.74%22,580,204
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202194.39%71,377,595
5Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202186.31%140,606,614
6USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations202176.03%2,950,027,935
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 preparations202175.16%7,133,686,696
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202164.87%7,670,493,183

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.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.