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(60 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 USD268(60)[1]188(46)143(35)90(22)57(13)22(4)8(2)
>= 50 mln USD96(28)[1]64(23)47(17)33(12)20(7)9(2)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD50(15)[1]33(12)29(11)19(8)11(5)5(1)0
>= 200 mln USD21(6)16(5)13(4)9(3)4(1)2(1)0
>= 500 mln USD6(2)4(2)4(2)4(2)2(1)1(1)0
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (60 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates8907Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)201397.36%16,007,576
2United Arab Emirates8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders201391.28%99,339,491
3United 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 cars201383.73%1,358,074,521
4United Arab Emirates1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken201383.61%46,346,559
5United Arab Emirates2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201379.58%34,946,739
6United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines201376.66%95,602,904
7United Arab Emirates0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta201373.83%10,181,785
8United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines201373.41%135,327,989
9Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201372.48%116,724,704
10United Arab Emirates4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like201372.40%145,016,572
11United Arab Emirates0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads201372.16%194,756,552
12United Arab Emirates2614Titanium ores and concentrates201370.62%12,454,463
13United Arab Emirates2930Organo-sulphur compounds201370.56%47,275,302
14United 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 purposes201368.93%144,432,515
15United Arab Emirates8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods201368.27%65,124,481
16United Arab Emirates8701Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)201368.13%83,897,849
17United 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 included201366.39%465,621,338
18United Arab Emirates9030Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations201365.13%19,724,347
19United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201364.67%14,549,048
20Russian Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus201361.81%37,349,173
21United Arab Emirates1001Wheat and meslin201360.58%883,029,060
22United Arab Emirates8548Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus; not specified or elsewhere included in this chapter201360.34%20,566,494
23United 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 84.72201359.69%73,097,300
24United Arab Emirates8001Tin; unwrought201359.49%12,417,235
25Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201358.48%17,031,271
26United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201358.42%126,775,966
27United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404201358.12%108,312,136
28United Arab Emirates2602Manganese 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
29United Arab Emirates2823Titanium oxides201355.63%39,126,336
30United Arab Emirates2401Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse201354.54%47,313,001
31United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane201354.03%24,396,465
32United Arab Emirates8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled201352.92%86,360,938
33United Arab Emirates8478Machinery; for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapter201352.77%15,497,191
34United 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 apparatus201351.97%13,688,985
35United Arab Emirates0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen201351.41%219,156,583
36United Arab Emirates4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades201348.87%80,725,700
37United Arab Emirates3906Acrylic polymers in primary forms201348.55%57,782,329
38United 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 unfolded201348.35%53,551,584
39United 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 37201345.73%54,392,354
40United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof201345.01%30,833,727
41United Arab Emirates8443Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof201344.67%74,748,995
42United Arab Emirates2914Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives201343.78%10,549,548
43United Arab Emirates1702Sugars, including lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose in solid form; sugar syrups without added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel201343.25%13,026,018
44United Arab Emirates9022Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, x-ray tubes and other x-ray generators, high tens201343.02%40,078,351
45United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form201342.62%354,706,849
46United Arab Emirates9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101201341.98%16,999,331
47United Arab Emirates2921Amine-function compounds201337.55%18,820,541
48United Arab Emirates8467Tools; for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or non-electric motor201337.11%22,350,485
49United Arab Emirates7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more201334.58%24,000,523
50United 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 oils201334.44%109,767,873
51United Arab Emirates8438Machinery n.e.c. in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink; other than machinery for extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils201333.80%16,505,855
52United Arab Emirates8517Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528201333.76%179,138,562
53United Arab Emirates7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201332.92%50,604,445
54United Arab Emirates9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses, rangefinders201331.77%10,201,733
55Iraq7601Aluminium; unwrought201330.84%25,684,270
56United Arab Emirates8450Household or laundry-type washing machines; including machines which both wash and dry201330.54%50,745,492
57United Arab Emirates3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201330.33%39,325,465
58United Arab Emirates2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201330.30%28,710,553
59United Arab Emirates2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29201330.27%37,189,196
60United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201330.06%246,263,134

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 56 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.