Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(20 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2948(20)[10]2081(10)[9]1500(6)[8]1095(3)[8]727(1)[6]447[5]224[3]
>= 50 mln USD1558(12)[8]1158(5)[7]860(2)[7]644(1)[7]438[5]264[4]136[3]
>= 100 mln USD1060(9)[7]804(3)[6]613(1)[6]474(1)[6]325[5]197[4]95[3]
>= 200 mln USD680(5)[6]536(2)[5]410[5]323[5]227[4]135[3]70[2]
>= 500 mln USD322(3)[5]252(1)[4]201[4]168[4]122[4]75[3]39[2]

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 minerals2014100.00%562,695,952
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201499.72%14,499,453,263
3Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201493.09%194,392,308
4Canada271099Waste 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)201487.59%20,671,196
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201483.34%1,794,926,510
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201472.51%863,238,390
7Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201465.78%436,318,548
8Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201464.30%60,546,318
9Dominican Rep.271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas201449.47%24,456,905
10Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201433.82%85,646,599,357

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 8 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Dominican Rep.: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.