Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, the matrix below shows USA'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.

USA

Year: 2013(21 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2933(21)[10]2104(9)[8]1530(5)[7]1086(4)[7]738(4)[7]455(2)[5]240(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD1558(13)[8]1162(5)[6]888(3)[6]644(2)[6]454(2)[6]274(1)[4]152[4]
>= 100 mln USD1053(8)[7]809(2)[6]636[6]462[6]332[6]203[4]111[4]
>= 200 mln USD652(4)[7]519[6]420[6]311[6]228[6]142[4]75[4]
>= 500 mln USD310(3)[6]247[5]208[5]159[5]123[5]77[3]39[3]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals2013100.00%515,515,411
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201399.84%10,537,537,119
3Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201391.95%1,602,058,331
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201391.66%216,760,645
5Canada271099Waste 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)201386.15%15,813,657
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201378.22%944,609,732
7Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201374.44%550,363,363
8Dominican Rep.271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas201346.16%19,491,776
9Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201339.37%69,033,253
10Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations201330.92%16,672,652,016

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 6 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Dominican Rep.: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - 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...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - 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.