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(50 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD166(50)[1]102(33)[1]77(29)[1]50(20)35(15)16(6)9(3)
>= 50 mln USD51(19)[1]38(15)[1]27(12)[1]20(7)17(6)8(4)4(2)
>= 100 mln USD20(8)[1]16(7)[1]12(6)[1]8(3)6(2)4(2)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD10(3)[1]9(3)[1]6(2)[1]5(1)421
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 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 separation200599.95%195,180,343
2United Arab Emirates9108Watch movements; complete and assembled200599.88%21,634,708
3United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404200591.85%90,255,645
4Ukraine8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled200587.24%55,605,112
5United Arab Emirates8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus200583.31%18,797,150
6United Arab Emirates0803Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried200581.79%110,115,914
7United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200579.10%43,415,144
8Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200578.84%54,599,375
9United 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 37200576.15%15,969,685
10United Arab Emirates8527Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock.200575.08%33,537,822
11United Arab Emirates0805Citrus fruit; fresh or dried200575.05%13,967,456
12United Arab Emirates4803Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded200574.31%14,563,338
13United 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 84.72200573.15%58,541,081
14Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200572.90%11,607,614
15United Arab Emirates9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101200572.32%35,872,012
16Bahrain2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200568.51%17,672,343
17United Arab Emirates2914Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives200566.57%10,809,960
18United Arab Emirates7013Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than of heading no. 7010 or 7018)200565.36%39,403,367
19United 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 included200564.04%252,945,468
20Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200563.41%27,979,725
21United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200559.64%2,089,106,367
22United 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 apparatus200559.26%61,428,781
23Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon200558.09%80,075,039
24United Arab Emirates8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled200557.91%155,233,986
25United Arab Emirates8705Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)200555.20%26,772,931
26United Arab Emirates9009Photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system or of the contact type and thermo-copying apparatus.200553.94%17,050,368
27United Arab Emirates8509Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.200552.65%18,272,342
28United 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. 8545200552.19%18,783,476
29United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200550.25%105,100,349
30United Arab Emirates2921Amine-function compounds200547.82%17,069,359
31United Arab Emirates4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber200546.47%64,017,041
32United 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 recorders200544.19%275,716,901
33United Arab Emirates8703Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars200541.26%87,275,078
34United Arab Emirates0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads200539.24%36,595,314
35United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane200539.07%32,358,735
36United Arab Emirates8540Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray and television camera tubes)200538.85%58,286,863
37United Arab Emirates8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415200538.69%37,710,127
38United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200537.42%119,295,970
39Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200537.38%16,685,073
40United Arab Emirates8467Tools; for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or non-electric motor200536.40%22,898,633
41Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200535.50%18,022,580
42United Arab Emirates3811Anti-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 purposes200535.08%26,122,610
43United Arab Emirates0902Tea200533.84%29,848,028
44United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200532.38%32,652,547
45United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200531.96%42,988,980
46Russian Federation7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200531.48%11,997,524
47United Arab Emirates8482Ball or roller bearings200530.64%26,684,795
48United 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 regulated200530.12%50,432,504
49United Arab Emirates7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200530.10%39,988,756
50United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms200530.05%58,408,131

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 40 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - 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.