Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(17 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3092(17)[9]2145(11)[9]1512(7)[8]1042(5)[7]710(4)[7]461(3)[7]245(1)[5]
>= 50 mln USD1849(9)[8]1313(6)[8]941(4)[7]672(3)[6]457(2)[6]304(2)[6]163(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD1291(7)[6]940(5)[6]682(3)[6]493(2)[5]342(1)[5]228(1)[5]123[4]
>= 200 mln USD834(6)[6]615(4)[6]454(2)[6]329(1)[5]231[5]159[5]89[4]
>= 500 mln USD419(2)[5]312[5]234[5]171[4]126[4]89[4]49[3]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202299.88%19,098,440,610
2Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202297.68%791,462,658
3Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202296.08%490,228,060
4Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202291.35%35,526,459
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202290.93%2,096,447,024
6Mexico271099Waste 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)202287.04%74,979,007
7Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202281.71%989,381,445
8Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202257.57%117,856,834,382
9Equatorial Guinea271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas202245.85%58,100,462

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 6 occurrences

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Equatorial Guinea: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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...

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.