Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(27 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2984(27)[9]2100(12)[8]1500(9)[7]1063(4)[7]712(4)[6]434(3)[6]201(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD1691(16)[8]1244(6)[7]909(5)[7]663(3)[7]456(3)[6]288(2)[6]132(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD1166(12)[7]872(4)[6]654(3)[6]474(1)[6]325(1)[5]206(1)[5]98[3]
>= 200 mln USD733(10)[6]569(3)[5]433(2)[5]321(1)[5]225(1)[4]145(1)[4]69[2]
>= 500 mln USD355(5)[4]280(1)[3]222(1)[3]170[3]128[3]84[3]37[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 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 minerals201899.98%118,619,785
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201899.76%7,453,669,944
3Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201897.45%75,919,300
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201895.23%297,450,180
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201887.95%1,728,361,254
6Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201884.98%780,338,354
7Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201869.87%299,853,385
8Norway271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas201847.58%10,215,353
9Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201839.51%64,316,218,391

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 7 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Norway: 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...

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.