Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(11 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2953(11)[12]2029(6)[9]1428(3)[9]996(1)[7]711(1)[7]465(1)[7]254[4]
>= 50 mln USD1691(6)[8]1205(4)[7]854(2)[7]609(1)[5]444(1)[5]298(1)[5]161[3]
>= 100 mln USD1183(5)[7]846(3)[6]602(1)[6]431[4]318[4]211[4]116[3]
>= 200 mln USD788(5)[7]560(3)[6]416(1)[6]302[4]220[4]149[4]81[3]
>= 500 mln USD388(2)[5]283(1)[5]212[5]159[3]123[3]83[3]42[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202499.97%6,197,719,596
2Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202497.93%355,005,299
3Rep. 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 minerals202497.84%23,191,242
4Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202497.00%665,075,091
5Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202489.09%1,733,898,038
6Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202487.92%48,007,085
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)202480.27%66,734,971
8Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202459.22%103,300,938,691
9Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202450.74%501,533,611
10Nigeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202439.60%391,425,459
11Chile271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas202435.30%17,458,414
12Canada271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas202430.65%15,162,693

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 7 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

Chile: 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...

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.