Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(50 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD403(50)325(40)238(26)176(18)124(9)74(5)41(4)
>= 50 mln USD83(13)72(11)60(9)40(6)27(1)19(1)6(1)
>= 100 mln USD27(5)23(5)20(4)13(2)7(1)5(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD11(2)10(2)9(2)7(2)4(1)3(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)3(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation852691Radio navigational aid apparatus201698.46%895,422,884
2United Arab Emirates780110Lead; unwrought, refined201693.54%21,046,811
3United Arab Emirates850231Electric generating sets; wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)201691.03%43,372,315
4United Arab Emirates860711Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts, driving bogies and bissel-bogies201691.03%31,200,707
5Iraq760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201686.66%41,013,488
6United Arab Emirates848320Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings201672.66%12,988,447
7United Arab Emirates330720Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; personal deodorants and antiperspirants201672.44%16,772,204
8United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion201671.09%14,562,384
9United 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 8472201670.03%16,094,652
10United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed201669.20%85,998,963
11United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70201666.55%25,465,344
12United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display201664.58%60,642,025
13United Arab Emirates843420Dairy machinery201664.36%67,296,903
14United Arab Emirates851010Shavers; with self-contained electric motor201663.44%14,121,277
15United 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 8704.1201662.87%22,598,258
16United Arab Emirates870323Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc201662.42%1,194,416,451
17United 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 network201662.22%23,013,410
18United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201661.06%66,547,868
19United Arab Emirates722550Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled201659.06%19,064,834
20United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units201657.24%52,344,737
21United Arab Emirates870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods201656.01%34,816,017
22United Arab Emirates853630Electrical apparatus; for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts201654.08%10,280,333
23United Arab Emirates090411Spices; pepper (of the genus piper), neither crushed nor ground201653.89%10,284,021
24Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201651.76%130,881,297
25United 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; parts201650.52%22,308,565
26United 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 3mm201650.50%153,113,096
27Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201649.82%60,676,669
28United Arab Emirates290290Cyclic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in heading no. 2902201648.66%21,689,852
29United Arab Emirates842951Front-end shovel loaders201647.98%23,726,439
30United Arab Emirates540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments201647.93%31,854,030
31United Arab Emirates293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine201647.69%27,906,012
32United Arab Emirates870322Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc201646.85%40,439,970
33United Arab Emirates720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201645.75%20,186,808
34United 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 network201644.29%12,168,486
35United 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)201643.90%28,267,905
36United Arab Emirates590310Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly(vinyl chloride)201643.80%14,829,729
37United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471201643.15%13,881,901
38United Arab Emirates720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201643.08%23,342,837
39United Arab Emirates840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines201641.49%100,137,518
40United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201640.52%28,885,062
41United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks201638.75%99,123,666
42Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201637.42%10,370,403
43United Arab Emirates847780Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter201636.89%45,951,248
44United Arab Emirates040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter201632.96%60,792,731
45United Arab Emirates841950Heat exchange units; not used for domestic purposes201632.77%11,547,419
46United 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 1mm201632.65%35,129,581
47Russian Federation860692Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled201632.04%10,628,472
48United Arab Emirates850940Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, with self-contained electric motor201631.83%10,523,569
49United Arab Emirates852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders201631.21%19,902,662
50United Arab Emirates590390Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, (excluding polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane and those of heading no. 5902)201630.40%34,403,196

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 44 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.