Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(11 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2994(11)[10]2050(8)[10]1450(6)[9]1004(5)[7]715(2)[7]458(1)[7]254(1)[5]
>= 50 mln USD1727(7)[9]1211(5)[9]876(3)[8]598(3)[6]439(1)[6]280(1)[6]162(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD1206(6)[7]868(4)[7]638(2)[6]443(2)[4]331[4]214[4]125[3]
>= 200 mln USD770(6)[7]561(4)[7]420(2)[6]296(2)[4]217[4]143[4]80[3]
>= 500 mln USD388(4)[5]285(2)[5]222(1)[5]163(1)[3]125[3]83[3]47[2]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202399.96%12,197,997,672
2Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202399.52%406,598,055
3Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202396.91%547,443,023
4Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202395.66%54,184,325
5Rep. of Korea271020Petroleum 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 minerals202392.55%19,491,164
6Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202386.63%1,546,433,893
7Mexico271099Waste 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)202385.42%83,122,567
8Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202356.36%97,187,166,232
9Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202352.65%528,850,379
10Nigeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202347.34%475,493,582

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 6 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 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.