Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(2 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2331(2)[9]1918(2)[9]1506(2)[9]1135(2)[9]856(2)[8]569(1)[5]324[5]
>= 50 mln USD1005(1)[6]881(1)[6]732(1)[6]557(1)[6]427(1)[6]288[3]167[3]
>= 100 mln USD602(1)[4]535(1)[4]450(1)[4]348(1)[4]264(1)[4]175[1]107[1]
>= 200 mln USD310[4]277[4]245[4]189[4]146[4]96[1]61[1]
>= 500 mln USD106[4]97[4]87[4]68[4]51[4]34[1]18[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202399.56%43,983,585
2USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202399.52%2,186,397,484
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)202398.62%25,804,427
4USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202398.44%72,803,645
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202395.38%75,482,579
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 preparations202378.90%5,399,186,585
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 preparations202376.31%8,032,789,764
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202371.23%10,370,262,649
9USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202362.14%30,408,405

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 9 occurrences

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...

271119 - 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.