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(1 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD758(1)[2]501(1)[2]351[2]231[1]130[1]78[1]41
>= 50 mln USD568(1)[2]382(1)[2]273[2]183[1]103[1]65[1]34
>= 100 mln USD470(1)[2]329(1)[2]236[2]155[1]90[1]59[1]32
>= 200 mln USD363(1)[2]256(1)[2]189[2]124[1]71[1]47[1]27
>= 500 mln USD228(1)[2]169(1)[2]121[2]81[1]45[1]28[1]13

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201987.43%8,849,552,390
2Canada2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201950.12%66,340,508,411

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.