Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(42 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD249(42)[1]187(32)[1]126(23)81(17)51(12)29(4)10(3)
>= 50 mln USD86(19)[1]65(17)[1]43(12)33(11)17(8)8(1)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD39(9)28(7)20(5)16(5)10(5)4(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD15(5)11(4)8(3)7(3)4(3)2(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3322110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled2018100.00%30,166,213
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201899.81%385,378,106
3United 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 unfolded201899.40%10,174,864
4United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201884.95%28,307,167
5United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines201879.48%243,313,319
6United Arab Emirates2926Nitrile-function compounds201875.49%22,705,084
7United Arab Emirates0405Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads201875.12%159,577,659
8United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines201873.83%153,050,122
9United Arab Emirates2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201872.66%61,041,933
10Russian Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus201871.98%53,124,917
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 included201871.30%224,549,819
12United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404201870.46%60,973,430
13Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201865.19%82,081,640
14United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201862.62%13,809,122
15United 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 84.72201862.19%72,546,328
16Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201861.93%21,075,375
17United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery201861.75%55,647,043
18United 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 37201858.91%28,045,593
19United Arab Emirates8001Tin; unwrought201858.14%19,653,388
20United 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 apparatus201857.61%10,887,185
21United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought201853.68%20,771,926
22United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201853.12%61,312,204
23United Arab Emirates2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201852.50%38,733,633
24United Arab Emirates2930Organo-sulphur compounds201848.48%39,126,876
25United Arab Emirates1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified201846.36%12,485,692
26Russian Federation1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201844.55%12,764,378
27United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201843.68%97,593,756
28United Arab Emirates7202Ferro-alloys201843.36%102,865,323
29United 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 purposes201842.86%72,737,326
30United 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 oils201842.06%62,449,873
31United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof201840.42%14,445,260
32Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201840.27%210,162,531
33United Arab Emirates0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201838.86%14,155,033
34United 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 8528201836.89%284,154,001
35United 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 tens201836.60%46,526,304
36United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols201835.85%25,768,790
37United Arab Emirates8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters201834.52%115,395,532
38United Arab Emirates8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals201833.82%39,472,134
39United 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 thereof201833.81%42,992,260
40United Arab Emirates8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders201833.69%17,881,831
41United Arab Emirates3304Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations201833.10%28,647,593
42United Arab Emirates3302Odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for beverage manufacture201831.32%39,109,007

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 35 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 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.