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(10 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD26(10)17(6)8(4)7(3)3(2)1(1)0
>= 50 mln USD12(4)10(3)3(1)3(1)1(1)00
>= 100 mln USD8(2)6(1)11000
>= 200 mln USD4(1)200000
>= 500 mln USD3(1)100000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200488.43%19,391,980
2United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons200478.37%73,333,868
3United Arab Emirates91Clocks and watches and parts thereof200465.89%43,683,838
4United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices200451.05%21,128,446
5United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials200449.19%85,531,411
6United Arab Emirates24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body200443.63%146,090,478
7United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200439.21%1,002,135,972
8United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200434.10%13,859,841
9Russian Federation49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans200433.43%10,847,299
10United Arab Emirates96Miscellaneous manufactured articles200433.13%11,636,895

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.