Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(20 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2826(20)[8]1998(11)[7]1439(5)[7]1029(3)[7]664(2)[7]421(2)[7]202[4]
>= 50 mln USD1525(10)[7]1125(5)[6]838(2)[6]618(1)[6]401(1)[6]258(1)[6]134[3]
>= 100 mln USD1040(10)[6]787(5)[5]592(2)[5]443(1)[5]284(1)[5]177(1)[5]92[2]
>= 200 mln USD653(5)[5]506(2)[4]387(1)[4]300[4]203[4]123[4]62[2]
>= 500 mln USD318(3)[4]250(2)[3]192(1)[3]156[3]106[3]64[3]31[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 minerals2016100.00%213,807,802
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201699.77%6,512,883,882
3Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201696.69%42,949,676
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201691.09%93,682,548
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201688.44%903,571,863
6Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201687.15%182,460,420
7Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201685.58%588,646,353
8Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201636.02%38,935,523,172

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.