Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(96 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 USD450(96)[2]359(75)262(49)186(36)125(21)73(12)35(6)
>= 50 mln USD101(28)81(23)63(18)45(16)30(10)15(5)7(2)
>= 100 mln USD41(13)32(11)26(9)17(7)12(5)7(3)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD14(4)12(4)11(3)8(2)5(1)3(1)0
>= 500 mln USD5(1)4(1)4(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)0
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (96 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates260200Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight201498.94%17,882,529
2United Arab Emirates700231Glass; unworked, in tubes, of fused quartz or other fused silica201498.84%12,861,759
3United Arab Emirates680911Plaster, or plaster compositions; boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamented201498.21%10,797,576
4United Arab Emirates870431Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201496.06%79,540,629
5United Arab Emirates870421Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201494.79%20,137,453
6United Arab Emirates860210Rail locomotives; diesel-electric powered201493.96%186,606,443
7United Arab Emirates870290Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used201488.44%10,881,212
8United Arab Emirates870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc201487.96%1,783,673,528
9United Arab Emirates840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines201486.49%109,380,391
10United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201485.80%61,504,535
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 network201484.97%43,852,678
12United Arab Emirates841440Compressors; air compressors mounted on a wheeled chassis for towing201481.43%19,643,948
13United Arab Emirates401199-- Other201477.06%16,458,717
14United Arab Emirates290549Alcohols; polyhydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.4201476.25%13,772,022
15United 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. 3811201475.91%83,443,567
16United Arab Emirates270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201473.15%21,506,403
17United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display201472.03%190,438,076
18United Arab Emirates180100Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201471.66%15,472,471
19United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed201471.33%66,805,768
20United Arab Emirates040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter201470.85%139,693,269
21United Arab Emirates870322Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc201470.00%62,614,666
22United Arab Emirates381519Catalysts, supported; reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included201469.97%13,361,040
23United Arab Emirates293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine201469.72%43,126,306
24United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201469.37%12,185,149
25Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201467.12%104,649,506
26United Arab Emirates841381Pumps and liquid elevators; n.e.c. in heading no. 8413201466.34%29,758,660
27United Arab Emirates720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm201465.17%30,062,152
28United 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 3mm201464.34%70,739,450
29United Arab Emirates540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments201464.14%28,634,011
30United Arab Emirates381129Lubricating oil additives; not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201464.01%14,117,165
31United Arab Emirates870120Tractors; road, for semi-trailers201463.84%278,694,973
32United Arab Emirates842951Front-end shovel loaders201463.32%67,523,829
33United Arab Emirates292241Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; lysine and its esters; salts thereof201463.13%13,228,975
34United Arab Emirates720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201462.77%14,076,854
35United Arab Emirates870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods201462.56%94,065,645
36United Arab Emirates120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201460.27%51,099,358
37Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201459.89%280,944,191
38United Arab Emirates850140Electric motors; AC motors, single-phase201458.44%24,493,260
39United 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 network201458.33%15,265,736
40United Arab Emirates481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard201458.12%44,335,457
41Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201456.07%13,073,616
42United 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)201454.12%17,464,015
43United 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 state201453.47%20,416,102
44United Arab Emirates854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators201452.82%13,116,801
45United Arab Emirates871690Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled; parts thereof for heading no. 8716201451.75%49,545,435
46United 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 8472201450.76%36,291,894
47Iraq760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201450.69%27,134,956
48United Arab Emirates841490Pumps and compressors; parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan201450.24%37,902,887
49United Arab Emirates020230Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen201450.11%167,858,701
50United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units201449.89%55,536,681
51Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201449.80%11,591,350
52United Arab Emirates720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201449.74%44,683,601
53United Arab Emirates842620Cranes; tower cranes201449.54%11,921,755
54United Arab Emirates330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations; n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)201449.04%29,554,213
55United Arab Emirates720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201448.66%73,332,467
56United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks201448.49%148,565,716
57United Arab Emirates590310Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly(vinyl chloride)201448.40%21,324,911
58Russian Federation120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201447.73%14,671,626
59United Arab Emirates847160Units of automatic data processing machines; input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing201447.04%12,853,177
60United 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 units201446.93%21,421,036
61United Arab Emirates847730Machinery; blow moulding machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials201446.65%11,784,221
62United Arab Emirates720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201446.22%90,205,006
63United Arab Emirates722530Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils201445.39%48,654,571
64United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201445.27%39,028,588
65United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471201445.16%28,569,970
66United Arab Emirates902110Orthopaedic or fracture appliances201444.92%19,914,018
67United Arab Emirates850940Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motor201444.83%13,975,973
68United Arab Emirates843930Machinery; for finishing paper or paperboard201443.55%11,148,993
69United Arab Emirates040221Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)201443.38%15,660,276
70United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70201442.98%40,895,942
71United Arab Emirates390690Acrylic polymers; (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms201442.38%49,602,512
72United 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 substances201441.91%22,413,716
73United 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 3mm201441.89%337,173,036
74United 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)201441.27%14,577,477
75United Arab Emirates230610Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of cotton seed oils201440.62%10,879,436
76United Arab Emirates842720Fork-lift and other works trucks; fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor201439.45%10,321,416
77United Arab Emirates848390Transmission components; toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts201439.28%11,530,968
78United Arab Emirates720219Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon201439.11%25,606,218
79United 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 preparations201437.83%44,010,688
80United Arab Emirates841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof201436.82%39,809,526
81United Arab Emirates300420Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201436.39%58,115,141
82United 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; parts201435.13%40,093,295
83United Arab Emirates841430Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment201434.44%102,022,913
84United Arab Emirates842139Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines201434.29%16,461,212
85United Arab Emirates481190Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres; coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.c. in heading no. 4811, in rolls or sheets201433.99%55,122,498
86United Arab Emirates841199Turbines; parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)201433.75%29,991,713
87United Arab Emirates282300Titanium oxides201433.44%17,393,371
88United Arab Emirates852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders201432.60%31,301,810
89United Arab Emirates390720Polyethers; in primary forms, excluding polyacetals201432.51%41,291,633
90United Arab Emirates842240Machinery; for packing or wrapping201431.99%18,442,418
91United Arab Emirates841790Furnaces and ovens; parts of non-electric furnaces and ovens (including incinerators), of industrial or laboratory use201431.40%11,943,187
92United Arab Emirates330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures; used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries201430.33%12,487,671
93United Arab Emirates902131Artificial parts of the body201430.32%10,658,761
94United Arab Emirates841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'201430.24%56,202,804
95United Arab Emirates400110Rubber; natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201430.21%28,879,954
96United Arab Emirates260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201430.19%141,613,412

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 90 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.