Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(79 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 USD280(79)[2]209(63)[2]153(50)[2]108(36)[1]72(26)41(15)20(5)
>= 50 mln USD57(18)[1]46(14)[1]32(12)[1]24(8)[1]21(7)15(5)5(2)
>= 100 mln USD20(6)[1]14(4)[1]10(3)[1]8(3)[1]6(2)6(2)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD9(2)[1]9(2)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]441
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (79 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 operated2005100.00%21,614,138
2Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof200599.96%187,614,618
3Ukraine860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled200599.67%20,294,422
4United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed200597.90%73,425,366
5United Arab Emirates381129Lubricating oil additives; not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200591.17%17,965,973
6United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units200587.27%75,357,060
7United Arab Emirates852390- Other200586.60%12,194,027
8Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200586.16%11,607,614
9United Arab Emirates701399Glassware; n.e.c. in heading no. 7013, other than of lead crystal200585.07%20,259,188
10Ukraine860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled200583.68%20,419,929
11United Arab Emirates852190Video recording or reproducing apparatus; other than magnetic tape-type200583.35%16,718,008
12United Arab Emirates900921-- incorporating an optical system200582.59%10,959,256
13United Arab Emirates842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50200582.08%26,551,318
14United Arab Emirates080300Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried.200581.79%110,115,914
15Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200580.99%54,566,094
16United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200579.48%68,245,425
17United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200579.26%43,415,144
18United Arab Emirates842612Cranes; mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers200579.22%11,182,845
19Bahrain271312Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals200578.28%17,672,343
20United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display200577.26%31,634,391
21United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471200576.62%57,599,475
22United Arab Emirates080510Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried200574.98%13,913,887
23United 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 state200574.31%14,563,338
24Ukraine860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.10200573.93%11,297,473
25United Arab Emirates910229Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with other than automatic winding200573.29%23,471,485
26United Arab Emirates852540- Still image video cameras and other video camera recorders; digital cameras200570.88%23,906,620
27United Arab Emirates842920Graders and levellers200568.39%13,322,020
28United Arab Emirates847160Units of automatic data processing machines; input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing200564.23%47,770,645
29United Arab Emirates870510Vehicles; crane lorries200563.88%26,511,728
30United Arab Emirates870324Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc200563.62%18,602,289
31Russian 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 sheets200563.41%27,979,725
32United Arab Emirates292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2200561.46%15,733,172
33United Arab Emirates870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc200561.36%45,087,266
34United Arab Emirates841410Pumps; vacuum200561.29%12,939,838
35United Arab Emirates846310Machine-tools; for working metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets, without removing material, draw-benches for bars, tubes, profiles, wire or the like200561.06%13,129,825
36United Arab Emirates271011-- Light oils and preparations200560.93%2,081,917,492
37United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70200559.38%66,179,008
38United Arab Emirates852812-- colour200559.25%56,628,792
39Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200558.09%80,075,039
40United Arab Emirates842911Bulldozers and angledozers; self-propelled, track laying200556.51%12,071,444
41United Arab Emirates847150Units of automatic data processing machines; processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units200556.29%13,193,868
42Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200555.58%16,685,073
43United Arab Emirates843143Boring or sinking machinery; parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49200555.55%24,957,813
44United Arab Emirates841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof200555.44%26,020,456
45United Arab Emirates842951Front-end shovel loaders200553.92%63,759,064
46United Arab Emirates841382Liquid elevators200553.57%14,624,264
47United Arab Emirates390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms200553.12%15,475,407
48United Arab Emirates842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving super structure200553.06%36,475,906
49United Arab Emirates845522Metal-rolling mills; cold200551.34%19,241,471
50United Arab Emirates401120Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries200550.56%10,243,446
51United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)200549.68%49,348,500
52United Arab Emirates844110Machines; cutting, of all kinds, for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard200549.48%11,711,060
53United Arab Emirates870321Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc200547.73%10,816,268
54Ukraine841480Pumps and compressors; for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414200547.66%20,710,536
55United Arab Emirates841430Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment200546.91%88,953,333
56United Arab Emirates720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200546.85%24,642,935
57United Arab Emirates870893Vehicle parts; clutches and parts thereof200546.14%11,988,939
58United Arab Emirates721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process200545.99%13,608,809
59Russian Federation721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more200545.25%43,510,910
60United Arab Emirates841810Refrigerators and freezers; combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other200544.96%25,149,642
61United Arab Emirates852520- Transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus200542.69%251,369,495
62United Arab Emirates481160Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810200540.97%12,953,434
63United Arab Emirates293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200540.63%11,037,136
64United Arab Emirates390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms200539.85%12,901,470
65United Arab Emirates040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter200539.46%36,595,314
66Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200539.31%14,846,051
67United Arab Emirates854011Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour200539.22%50,196,703
68United Arab Emirates848210Ball bearings200538.79%23,868,342
69United Arab Emirates240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200537.93%118,910,171
70United Arab Emirates841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW200537.76%146,880,548
71Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200537.02%58,682,330
72Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated200535.77%20,678,235
73Russian Federation722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200534.73%11,191,984
74United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200534.29%49,745,935
75United Arab Emirates090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg200533.66%29,427,217
76United Arab Emirates721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more200531.09%11,229,657
77United Arab Emirates721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200530.79%39,644,094
78United Arab Emirates720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm200530.63%12,523,343
79United Arab Emirates320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter200530.37%16,440,766

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 63 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.