Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(22 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2850(22)[9]2021(16)[9]1449(10)[9]997(6)[8]664(2)[8]437(1)[7]220[4]
>= 50 mln USD1599(10)[7]1182(7)[7]863(3)[7]614(1)[6]415[6]276[5]144[3]
>= 100 mln USD1106(9)[6]833(6)[6]617(2)[6]432(1)[5]290[5]199[4]106[2]
>= 200 mln USD694(5)[6]548(4)[6]411(1)[6]297[5]200[5]131[4]71[2]
>= 500 mln USD340(4)[4]271(3)[4]209[4]155[3]115[3]82[3]42[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 minerals2019100.00%18,183,009
2Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201999.76%6,938,938,047
3Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201997.34%68,915,129
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201996.69%361,538,003
5Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201989.34%864,081,438
6Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201987.43%1,225,739,633
7Canada271099Waste 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)201980.54%11,488,567
8Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201973.21%252,964,782
9Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201950.12%66,340,508,411

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 8 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...

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...

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.