Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(7 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD20(7)10(4)8(4)6(3)221
>= 50 mln USD7(1)432110
>= 100 mln USD6(1)322110
>= 200 mln USD2(1)000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons200166.11%20,129,455
2Russian Federation49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans200163.46%21,543,216
3Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200161.36%32,978,943
4United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures200155.88%16,823,261
5United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices200138.71%22,319,472
6United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials200133.26%41,307,751
7Russian Federation72Iron and steel200132.54%496,786,805

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

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.