Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(66 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD256(66)[2]191(53)[2]142(40)107(34)76(21)44(14)22(8)
>= 50 mln USD43(16)[2]35(12)[2]29(9)23(8)15(4)7(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD17(3)[2]15(3)[2]11(1)8742
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[1]5(1)[1]33300
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]11100
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (66 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates910890Watch movements; complete and assembled, not automatic winding or electrically operated2004100.00%26,700,609
2United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200499.92%17,452,931
3Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof200499.91%48,159,898
4United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed200499.60%53,355,263
5United Arab Emirates170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200496.49%13,767,429
6United Arab Emirates701399Glassware; n.e.c. in heading no. 7013, other than of lead crystal200495.36%24,626,759
7United Arab Emirates852713Radio broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external power source; apparatus (other than pocket-size radio cassette-players), combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus200491.22%10,946,515
8United Arab Emirates852190Video recording or reproducing apparatus; other than magnetic tape-type200490.64%26,565,036
9United Arab Emirates852390- Other200486.50%13,567,400
10United Arab Emirates870510Vehicles; crane lorries200486.12%40,002,378
11Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200484.17%47,657,810
12United Arab Emirates480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state200483.96%11,930,798
13United Arab Emirates852540- Still image video cameras and other video camera recorders; digital cameras200482.73%20,008,874
14United Arab Emirates842612Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers200481.06%19,103,130
15United Arab Emirates080300Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried.200479.38%66,928,688
16United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units200478.88%57,619,872
17United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200476.56%14,957,538
18United Arab Emirates842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving super structure200475.74%62,896,675
19United Arab Emirates381129Lubricating oil additives; not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200474.48%10,696,686
20United Arab Emirates845522Metal-rolling mills; cold200472.47%19,521,516
21Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200472.00%23,314,797
22United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471200469.45%70,721,124
23Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200468.70%99,965,758
24United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70200468.51%41,297,560
25United Arab Emirates900921-- incorporating an optical system200468.38%15,548,913
26United Arab Emirates850910- Vacuum cleaners, including dry and wet Vacuum cleaners200467.66%17,392,448
27United Arab Emirates401199-- Other200467.14%11,732,361
28United Arab Emirates847160Units of automatic data processing machines; input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing200465.88%38,680,126
29United Arab Emirates852812-- colour200464.95%63,615,245
30Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200462.24%82,734,039
31Russian Federation100190- Other200461.75%13,769,905
32United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display200461.68%13,198,789
33United Arab Emirates870893Vehicle parts; clutches and parts thereof200461.57%15,269,249
34Qatar290911Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, diethyl ether200460.18%14,320,927
35Bahrain271312Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals200457.98%11,059,914
36United Arab Emirates841810Refrigerators and freezers; combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other200455.90%27,155,826
37United Arab Emirates910229Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic winding200455.90%11,906,480
38United Arab Emirates846390Machine-tools; for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material, n.e.c. in heading no. 8463200455.17%26,647,291
39United Arab Emirates240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200450.67%144,482,790
40United Arab Emirates870880Vehicle parts; suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)200450.26%10,142,531
41United Arab Emirates844900Machinery; for manufacture or finishing felt or non-wovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats, blocks for making hats200448.58%14,306,792
42United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200445.63%46,103,366
43United Arab Emirates841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof200445.23%35,402,624
44United Arab Emirates845011Washing machines; household or laundry-type, fully-automatic, (of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10kg)200444.95%12,424,354
45United Arab Emirates090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg200443.53%13,795,712
46United Arab Emirates271011-- Light oils and preparations200442.36%863,477,716
47United Arab Emirates847990Machines and mechanical appliances; parts, of those having individual functions200441.13%20,081,200
48Russian Federation721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more200440.74%10,158,109
49United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200440.62%124,195,467
50United Arab Emirates851190Ignition or starting equipment; parts of the equipment of heading no. 8511, for use in spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines200440.52%13,910,273
51United Arab Emirates848210Ball bearings200440.48%26,749,702
52United Arab Emirates841430Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment200440.18%64,587,999
53United Arab Emirates842951Front-end shovel loaders200440.06%49,022,585
54United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200438.82%58,089,509
55Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200438.52%34,867,664
56Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200437.13%74,278,610
57United Arab Emirates843143Boring or sinking machinery; parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49200437.13%13,990,635
58United Arab Emirates320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter200436.77%18,241,409
59United Arab Emirates843039Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; not self-propelled200436.35%17,573,391
60United Arab Emirates721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)200436.26%53,299,870
61United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)200435.91%23,607,528
62United Arab Emirates720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200432.03%17,583,180
63Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200431.77%12,510,169
64United Arab Emirates230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil200431.34%99,626,116
65United Arab Emirates847190Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included200430.45%13,378,435
66Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200430.40%16,479,793

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 53 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.