Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(40 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD266(40)[1]200(27)[1]134(13)89(9)52(3)24(1)9
>= 50 mln USD85(14)[1]68(11)[1]46(7)31(4)15(2)73
>= 100 mln USD40(6)33(4)22(4)14(3)7(2)10
>= 200 mln USD15(1)11(1)10(1)5(1)4(1)00
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)2(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (40 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders201585.93%21,584,923
2United 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 cars201572.30%890,376,532
3United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines201570.52%130,077,785
4United Arab Emirates0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads201569.95%126,704,437
5United Arab Emirates2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201565.51%36,386,723
6United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery201564.75%23,119,918
7Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201564.21%20,997,421
8United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201562.18%93,380,922
9United Arab Emirates3306Oral or dental hygiene preparations; including fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages201560.86%13,769,541
10United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404201555.12%53,619,226
11United 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 included201554.76%174,742,169
12United 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 purposes201553.38%56,996,261
13United Arab Emirates8548Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus; not specified or elsewhere included in this chapter201551.23%11,019,551
14United Arab Emirates3304Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations201549.94%39,752,781
15United Arab Emirates0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201548.86%28,329,165
16United 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 oils201548.28%73,906,642
17Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201546.62%14,685,297
18United Arab Emirates2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201546.45%32,959,684
19United Arab Emirates8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters201545.77%41,359,491
20Saudi Arabia7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not201544.89%11,079,580
21United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201544.68%10,382,788
22United Arab Emirates3307Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; pre-shave, shaving, after-shave, bath preparations; personal deodorants and depilatories; room deodorisers, perfumed or not with disinfectant properties or not201544.66%11,466,471
23United Arab Emirates8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods201543.84%65,654,828
24Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201543.74%68,080,585
25United Arab Emirates7202Ferro-alloys201541.97%55,995,944
26United Arab Emirates5903Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading no. 5902201541.82%38,529,821
27United Arab Emirates7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201541.24%16,462,430
28United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof201538.16%15,589,749
29United Arab Emirates3906Acrylic polymers in primary forms201537.07%41,172,524
30United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201536.76%175,399,985
31United 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 thereof201536.02%51,629,506
32United Arab Emirates1202Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken201535.96%10,225,827
33United Arab Emirates0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen201535.64%141,778,359
34United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane201534.90%13,355,912
35United Arab Emirates8467Tools; for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or non-electric motor201534.24%20,752,928
36United Arab Emirates8509Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.201533.90%12,197,993
37United Arab Emirates8427Fork-lift and other works trucks; fitted with lifting or handling equipment201533.46%11,960,597
38United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols201533.03%13,134,816
39United Arab Emirates9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101201531.78%10,751,194
40United Arab Emirates8538Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 and 8537201531.40%11,642,778

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 36 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.