Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(1 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2333(1)[9]1811(1)[9]1400(1)[9]1059(1)[8]763(1)[8]507(1)[6]293[5]
>= 50 mln USD1021[7]840[7]671[7]515[6]398[6]264[4]149[3]
>= 100 mln USD580[5]492[5]408[5]319[4]241[4]157[2]91[1]
>= 200 mln USD302[5]265[5]218[5]169[4]129[4]85[2]55[1]
>= 500 mln USD102[4]91[4]73[4]58[4]41[4]24[2]15[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202599.72%2,620,996,198
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202598.04%18,924,800
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)202594.98%16,911,040
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202594.54%85,276,615
5USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202594.00%60,315,922
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 preparations202581.26%5,350,362,662
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 preparations202577.62%6,915,757,753
8USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202574.12%9,580,892,150
9Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202550.20%247,031,263

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 8 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...

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.