Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(15 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2934(15)[8]2063(10)[7]1507(5)[7]1069(2)[7]716(2)[7]439(1)[6]222[3]
>= 50 mln USD1597(11)[8]1181(7)[7]882(3)[7]635(2)[7]432(2)[7]264(1)[6]139[3]
>= 100 mln USD1060(7)[6]806(4)[5]614(1)[5]445(1)[5]315(1)[5]196[4]96[2]
>= 200 mln USD689(3)[6]542(2)[5]418[5]315[5]234[5]143[4]73[2]
>= 500 mln USD322(2)[4]253(2)[3]199[3]156[3]112[3]75[2]33[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 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 minerals2015100.00%245,098,419
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201599.80%7,855,673,038
3Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201597.09%64,665,985
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201589.45%77,344,709
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201587.52%991,059,355
6Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201584.02%228,272,623
7Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201574.60%793,607,233
8Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201537.62%49,884,653,972

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 7 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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...

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.