Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(42 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD150(42)[1]104(30)[1]78(25)56(19)40(14)21(8)13(5)
>= 50 mln USD41(15)[1]29(10)[1]23(8)19(5)12(2)63
>= 100 mln USD21(6)[1]16(4)[1]12(3)10(1)8(1)30
>= 200 mln USD6(1)[1]6(1)[1]5(1)4420
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]11110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates4104Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared2003100.00%19,156,553
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation200399.08%34,652,251
3United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404200395.21%24,667,320
4United Arab Emirates6911Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; of porcelain or china200392.42%10,043,526
5United Arab Emirates8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus200390.52%45,200,814
6Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200388.04%36,091,634
7Saudi Arabia2912Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde200383.60%46,415,407
8United Arab Emirates8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37200381.64%16,456,329
9Bahrain2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200379.75%24,555,411
10United Arab Emirates8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock.200378.79%50,056,029
11United Arab Emirates8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus200377.87%43,921,104
12Iraq7602Aluminium; waste and scrap200370.80%21,613,606
13Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200370.70%15,203,336
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 included200370.64%140,341,382
15United Arab Emirates0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried200369.77%59,993,776
16United Arab Emirates7013Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than of heading no. 7010 or 7018)200368.90%19,308,496
17United 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 84.72200367.77%99,393,722
18Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200361.24%60,707,767
19United Arab Emirates9009Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and thermo-copying apparatus.200360.04%25,467,820
20United Arab Emirates8516Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545200358.75%12,180,340
21Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200355.08%70,891,739
22United Arab Emirates8509Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.200351.77%20,728,050
23Russian Federation7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200351.67%274,576,418
24United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200351.53%121,994,367
25United Arab Emirates8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415200350.02%25,696,262
26Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200348.89%85,306,096
27United Arab Emirates8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled200345.67%133,408,643
28United Arab Emirates4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200343.90%45,685,470
29United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200343.14%33,541,564
30Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200340.06%30,400,532
31Russian Federation4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803200338.20%19,601,979
32United 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 regulated200337.64%56,152,496
33Russian Federation7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200336.73%109,869,196
34United Arab Emirates8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders200336.31%84,079,393
35Saudi Arabia3811Anti-knock preparations, oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and the like, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or other liquids used for the same purposes200336.12%46,917,779
36Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200334.62%46,162,338
37United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane200333.95%20,448,189
38Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200333.79%115,697,487
39United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form200331.22%25,275,632
40Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200330.93%15,068,168
41Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200330.80%54,382,780
42United Arab Emirates3206Colouring matter and preparations thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 3203, 3204, 3205; inorganic products, kind used as luminophores whether or not chemically defined200330.41%16,020,375

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 24 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.