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(28 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD103(28)[1]76(24)[1]61(20)40(17)24(10)18(8)6(4)
>= 50 mln USD25(8)[1]20(7)[1]16(6)9(5)5(2)4(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD15(3)[1]11(2)[1]8(1)4(1)331
>= 200 mln USD3[1]2[1]10000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200197.97%58,942,793
2Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200197.95%31,625,907
3United Arab Emirates8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms200196.19%15,392,568
4Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200194.60%21,139,999
5United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404200187.94%29,604,574
6United Arab Emirates8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus200186.67%18,058,148
7United Arab Emirates8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock.200181.21%11,582,365
8Bahrain7605Aluminium wire200180.80%13,801,733
9Russian Federation4901Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets200176.83%21,543,216
10Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200174.36%51,097,931
11United Arab Emirates9009Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and thermo-copying apparatus.200169.90%21,197,709
12United 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 84.72200165.93%41,506,341
13Russian Federation2524Asbestos200164.37%11,481,104
14United 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 included200164.14%111,664,808
15United Arab Emirates0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried200164.05%17,348,476
16Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200160.68%52,666,634
17United 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 regulated200160.17%72,690,496
18United Arab Emirates4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200156.28%48,855,653
19Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200152.18%18,283,575
20Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200151.50%93,297,644
21United Arab Emirates8475Machines; for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves, flashbulbs, in glass envelopes, machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware200149.83%15,589,664
22Russian 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 rolling200149.22%113,851,125
23United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200147.88%10,311,171
24Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200146.92%20,729,630
25Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200137.68%34,173,194
26Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200137.17%142,078,630
27Bahrain2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200134.01%18,041,218
28United Arab Emirates0902Tea200132.91%16,474,244

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 13 occurrences

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.