Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Iran'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.

Iran

Year: 2000(22 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD101(22)[2]79(18)[1]63(18)38(11)28(7)19(5)10(2)
>= 50 mln USD21(4)[2]16(3)[1]11(3)5(2)211
>= 100 mln USD7(2)5(1)5(1)1(1)000
>= 200 mln USD2110000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200094.27%22,184,380
2Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200090.22%11,907,838
3Russian Federation4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets200087.99%26,269,892
4United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404200085.11%49,341,225
5Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200080.87%42,254,631
6United Arab Emirates8503Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502200071.80%11,166,883
7United Arab Emirates8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters200071.66%12,445,344
8United Arab Emirates8473Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 84.70 to 84.72200068.26%29,408,176
9Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200068.17%59,857,844
10Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200067.68%28,464,661
11Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200066.16%126,849,929
12Russian Federation8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles200059.55%30,359,159
13Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200057.85%18,672,523
14Russian Federation4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades200057.59%15,569,977
15United Arab Emirates8471Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included200057.25%51,728,653
16Russian Federation8707Bodies; (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705200054.98%14,034,067
17Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200054.92%14,165,805
18United Arab Emirates8415Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated200052.61%47,762,842
19Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200039.79%154,408,698
20Russian Federation2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only200039.24%19,576,485
21United Arab Emirates8482Ball or roller bearings200032.05%11,416,605
22United Arab Emirates7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more200030.98%13,331,984

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.