Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(62 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD270(62)[1]199(42)[1]145(27)[1]91(17)[1]56(11)25(4)11(3)
>= 50 mln USD92(22)[1]73(17)[1]58(12)[1]39(9)[1]24(5)10(2)5(2)
>= 100 mln USD43(10)38(8)31(6)21(5)12(4)5(2)4(2)
>= 200 mln USD18(4)16(4)16(4)11(4)6(3)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD4(1)4(1)4(1)4(1)3(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (62 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201996.89%136,005,052
2United Arab Emirates5204Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale201996.06%17,738,015
3United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines201990.09%350,298,795
4United Arab Emirates2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201989.52%48,243,986
5Russian Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus201974.83%24,110,187
6United Arab Emirates7506Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil201972.25%10,562,178
7United 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 8528201971.95%1,344,073,991
8Russian Federation2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals201971.47%15,871,976
9United 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 included201971.11%262,376,008
10United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201970.59%13,444,942
11United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery201970.31%71,342,502
12United 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 apparatus201968.76%11,294,408
13Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201967.35%91,842,158
14United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404201964.01%80,761,087
15United Arab Emirates7202Ferro-alloys201961.90%230,430,370
16United Arab Emirates2926Nitrile-function compounds201960.58%26,805,696
17United 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 oils201960.27%62,695,779
18United Arab Emirates8001Tin; unwrought201959.89%19,702,409
19United Arab Emirates7502Nickel; unwrought201958.96%10,203,121
20Iraq4707Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard201958.16%15,611,113
21United 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 purposes201956.77%126,783,577
22United 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 84.72201956.16%36,534,318
23United Arab Emirates8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods201954.89%90,809,238
24United Arab Emirates1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified201954.69%14,446,476
25United Arab Emirates2930Organo-sulphur compounds201953.72%53,371,605
26United Arab Emirates2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201950.59%11,300,567
27United Arab Emirates2101Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof201950.07%10,319,627
28United Arab Emirates1207Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken201949.30%54,741,444
29United 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; caramel201948.15%12,075,682
30United 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 37201947.70%23,685,496
31United Arab Emirates1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken201944.44%37,736,092
32United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201944.24%59,086,450
33United Arab Emirates8422Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags, etc, machinery for aerating beverages201944.00%148,325,834
34United Arab Emirates8421Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases201943.86%84,427,276
35United Arab Emirates3005Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or in forms or packings for retail sale, for medical, surgical or veterinary use201943.71%12,853,417
36United Arab Emirates2925Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds201943.19%15,037,964
37United Arab Emirates8477Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter201942.93%102,789,684
38United 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 thereof201942.93%40,126,538
39United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof201942.61%21,630,251
40Iraq7601Aluminium; unwrought201942.31%43,634,403
41United Arab Emirates4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201941.27%39,459,222
42United 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 tens201940.51%45,992,324
43United Arab Emirates0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta201939.90%10,001,605
44United Arab Emirates4008Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber201939.13%12,650,855
45United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols201938.22%27,996,750
46United Arab Emirates1202Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken201937.93%11,759,007
47United Arab Emirates8436Agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping, bee-keeping machinery; including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders201937.78%19,233,977
48United Arab Emirates8451Machinery (not of heading no. 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarn, fabrics or made up articles201936.79%18,491,018
49United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines201936.40%80,860,331
50United Arab Emirates3701Photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles; instant print film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packs201936.13%20,786,192
51United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201934.22%35,297,058
52United Arab Emirates0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201933.79%15,849,672
53Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201933.43%49,233,379
54United Arab Emirates8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters201933.28%56,367,550
55United Arab Emirates8414Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan; gas-tight biological safety cabinets whether or not fitted with filters201932.73%133,244,528
56Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201932.19%176,881,361
57United 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 manufacture201932.13%61,626,814
58United Arab Emirates2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201932.12%33,120,300
59United Arab Emirates2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29201931.99%23,653,260
60United Arab Emirates8518Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets201931.58%10,671,270
61Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201931.51%12,578,077
62United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430201930.36%16,485,945

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 54 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Iraq: 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.