Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(100 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 USD412(100)[2]320(82)[1]246(65)183(48)137(33)82(15)38(5)
>= 50 mln USD77(29)[1]65(26)52(24)41(19)27(14)15(4)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD37(12)29(11)26(11)22(10)17(8)10(2)3
>= 200 mln USD15(4)12(4)10(4)7(3)4(2)2(1)1
>= 500 mln USD6(2)4(2)4(2)4(2)2(1)1(1)0
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (100 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890790Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons201397.36%16,007,576
2United Arab Emirates720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium201396.47%22,089,789
3United Arab Emirates903010Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or detecting ionising radiations201393.64%17,122,233
4United Arab Emirates120799Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; n.e.c. in heading no. 1207, whether or not broken201393.38%12,624,309
5United Arab Emirates860210Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered201391.31%99,339,491
6United Arab Emirates240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201386.49%19,650,906
7United Arab Emirates870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc201384.37%1,193,603,098
8United Arab Emirates120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201383.61%46,346,559
9United Arab Emirates870324Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc201383.34%120,799,982
10United Arab Emirates841440Compressors; air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towing201383.24%32,446,849
11United Arab Emirates844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network201383.13%45,121,939
12United Arab Emirates842951Front-end shovel loaders201381.78%55,017,449
13United Arab Emirates847810Machinery; for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapter201381.38%15,497,191
14United Arab Emirates843041Boring or sinking machinery; self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430201381.08%11,221,164
15Russian Federation852610Radar apparatus201380.99%37,349,173
16United Arab Emirates260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201379.58%34,946,739
17United Arab Emirates300340-Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof but not containing hormones or other products of heading 29.37 or antibiotics201379.40%19,425,058
18United Arab Emirates847350Machines; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of the headings 8470 to 8472201378.99%48,385,084
19United Arab Emirates293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine201378.35%46,063,141
20United Arab Emirates870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods201378.09%64,622,481
21United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display201377.16%225,160,742
22United Arab Emirates840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines201377.09%95,602,904
23United Arab Emirates090411Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground201377.05%10,021,617
24United Arab Emirates841199Turbines; parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)201375.83%114,494,633
25United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201375.48%92,237,591
26Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201374.73%116,710,926
27United Arab Emirates481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard201374.15%142,602,101
28United Arab Emirates040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter201372.16%194,756,552
29United Arab Emirates292122Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, hexamethylenediamine and its salts201371.83%10,972,936
30United Arab Emirates071333Vegetables, leguminous; kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201371.75%13,344,015
31United Arab Emirates870120Tractors; road, for semi-trailers201370.81%83,377,739
32United Arab Emirates261400Titanium ores and concentrates201370.62%12,454,463
33United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201370.48%121,143,584
34United Arab Emirates902290Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar; parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and like201368.43%11,819,848
35United Arab Emirates844332Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network201368.32%21,521,139
36United Arab Emirates870322Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc201368.28%36,878,848
37United Arab Emirates441194Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density not exceeding 0.5g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substances201367.89%35,623,886
38United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed201366.65%86,911,823
39United 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 units201364.87%85,152,055
40United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks201364.76%118,147,853
41United Arab Emirates180100Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201364.67%14,549,048
42United Arab Emirates401199-- Other201364.61%12,687,117
43United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units201364.39%73,491,619
44United Arab Emirates381190Oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations, other prepared additives for mineral oils or liquids used as mineral oils (including gasoline), n.e.c. in heading no. 3811201362.57%14,440,920
45United Arab Emirates841182Turbines; gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW201360.65%16,114,148
46United Arab Emirates100111Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed201360.58%883,029,060
47United Arab Emirates854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators201360.37%20,566,494
48United Arab Emirates800110Tin; unwrought, not alloyed201360.29%12,417,235
49United Arab Emirates847990Machines and mechanical appliances; parts, of those having individual functions201359.80%53,992,792
50Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201359.66%17,031,271
51United Arab Emirates480256Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)201357.47%11,415,266
52United Arab Emirates470321Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood201356.83%76,776,993
53United Arab Emirates260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight201355.71%21,411,445
54United Arab Emirates282300Titanium oxides201355.63%39,126,336
55United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70201355.40%57,940,588
56United Arab Emirates390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201355.31%31,656,680
57United Arab Emirates240120Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped201354.96%45,862,556
58Iraq760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201354.22%23,216,895
59United Arab Emirates720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm201352.09%21,848,655
60United Arab Emirates390690Acrylic polymers; (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms201351.94%55,161,421
61United Arab Emirates847930Machinery and mechanical appliances; presses for the manufacture of particle or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork201351.75%12,296,897
62United Arab Emirates020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen201351.56%217,057,494
63United Arab Emirates400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201350.42%11,006,915
64United Arab Emirates400129Rubber; natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201350.41%22,599,492
65United Arab Emirates841490Pumps and compressors; parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan201350.38%29,097,449
66United Arab Emirates310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; n.e.c. in heading no. 3105201349.92%10,046,409
67United Arab Emirates540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments201349.50%19,839,323
68United Arab Emirates852351Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37201348.62%42,142,403
69United Arab Emirates871690Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled; parts thereof for heading no. 8716201348.45%30,828,666
70United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471201348.42%23,382,240
71United 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 state201348.35%53,551,584
72United Arab Emirates842620Cranes; tower cranes201347.58%10,611,112
73United Arab Emirates300420Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201345.34%74,111,287
74United Arab Emirates902212Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatus201345.29%15,268,569
75United Arab Emirates847160Units of automatic data processing machines; input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing201344.68%15,082,169
76United 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 preparations201343.58%39,387,254
77United Arab Emirates390720Polyethers; in primary forms, excluding polyacetals201343.41%25,842,905
78United Arab Emirates848310Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks201343.01%12,665,186
79United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201341.22%24,213,607
80United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)201340.81%48,533,394
81United 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 3mm201340.53%31,542,679
82United Arab Emirates390730Epoxide resins; in primary forms201340.50%11,596,804
83United Arab Emirates847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand; parts201338.89%27,697,266
84United Arab Emirates901850Ophthalmic instruments and appliances201337.97%15,026,730
85United Arab Emirates841950Heat exchange units; not used for domestic purposes201337.34%25,537,027
86United Arab Emirates722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented201337.09%14,222,058
87United Arab Emirates590310Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly(vinyl chloride)201336.41%11,385,131
88United Arab Emirates902131Artificial parts of the body201335.57%14,039,790
89United Arab Emirates400122Rubber; technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)201335.49%13,622,576
90United Arab Emirates441114Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mm201335.00%71,777,178
91United Arab Emirates382370Industrial fatty alcohols201333.96%10,670,222
92United Arab Emirates720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201333.84%189,196,200
93United Arab Emirates841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof201333.66%22,533,022
94United Arab Emirates040210Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)201333.47%19,607,182
95United Arab Emirates870830Vehicle parts; brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof201332.60%39,543,735
96United Arab Emirates845090Washing machines; parts for household or laundry-type201332.30%43,414,801
97United Arab Emirates480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls201331.93%37,011,005
98United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201331.31%17,630,031
99United Arab Emirates271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201330.95%70,380,619
100United Arab Emirates851829Loudspeakers; not mounted in their enclosures201330.61%11,156,801

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 96 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.