Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(92 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD361(92)[1]299(74)[1]228(55)[1]173(39)120(26)72(17)39(7)
>= 50 mln USD59(18)[1]55(17)[1]46(14)[1]34(10)25(7)11(3)9(3)
>= 100 mln USD25(7)23(6)17(4)14(4)12(4)4(2)3(2)
>= 200 mln USD11(2)9(1)8(1)7(1)7(1)3(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)1(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (92 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof2020100.00%49,170,100
2Syria251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground2020100.00%17,339,763
3United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks202096.79%2,384,384,965
4United Arab Emirates852852Monitors; other than cathode-ray tube; capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71202094.69%10,777,317
5United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202093.45%84,763,258
6Russian Federation440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202091.18%104,820,020
7United Arab Emirates292529Imines and their derivatives; salts thereof; other than chlordimeform (ISO)202090.90%12,754,711
8United 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 8704.1202089.65%13,473,980
9United Arab Emirates720219Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon202088.74%37,474,366
10United Arab Emirates843420Dairy machinery202088.67%46,574,061
11United Arab Emirates292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile202088.15%28,946,470
12United Arab Emirates720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium202088.01%29,494,975
13United 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)202086.53%11,997,796
14United Arab Emirates842410Fire extinguishers; whether or not charged202085.21%14,226,566
15United Arab Emirates843610Machinery; for preparing animal feeding stuffs202082.99%36,985,834
16United Arab Emirates841381Pumps and liquid elevators; n.e.c. in heading no. 8413202082.23%33,654,656
17United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70202080.14%27,711,679
18United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units202079.60%107,294,070
19United Arab Emirates840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines202077.07%132,503,391
20United Arab Emirates291612Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid202075.77%14,909,085
21United Arab Emirates290545Alcohols; polyhydric, glycerol202073.72%12,015,456
22United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471202073.59%42,834,035
23United Arab Emirates843490Milking machines and dairy machinery; parts thereof202073.34%21,820,919
24United Arab Emirates760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)202073.26%42,402,674
25United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202073.12%63,200,099
26United Arab Emirates480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls202072.66%92,588,293
27United Arab Emirates852352Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202069.09%13,280,946
28United Arab Emirates902290Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar; parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and like202068.04%21,232,071
29United Arab Emirates390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher202066.88%31,276,066
30United Arab Emirates841940Distilling or rectifying plant; not used for domestic purposes202066.72%29,674,520
31United Arab Emirates845522Metal-rolling mills; cold202066.35%14,115,432
32United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202066.35%11,929,019
33United Arab Emirates293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine202065.85%36,640,096
34United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202065.57%15,543,188
35United 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 units202063.96%51,091,001
36United Arab Emirates151319Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202063.49%11,935,563
37United Arab Emirates841199Turbines; parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)202062.93%55,844,135
38Iraq844590Textile machinery; involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445202062.61%13,309,369
39United Arab Emirates847780Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter202061.08%70,032,384
40United Arab Emirates540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments202059.41%73,983,302
41United 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 preparations202058.66%56,413,111
42United Arab Emirates120740Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken202057.76%51,347,334
43United Arab Emirates851420Furnaces and ovens; electric, for industrial or laboratory use, functioning by induction or dielectric loss202056.30%10,972,216
44United Arab Emirates843149Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431202055.87%13,084,532
45United Arab Emirates842240Machinery; for packing or wrapping202054.08%37,335,431
46United Arab Emirates901850Ophthalmic instruments and appliances202054.06%13,847,288
47United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202053.90%35,086,276
48United Arab Emirates400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202053.53%12,981,316
49United Arab Emirates841581Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps)202052.92%14,210,700
50United Arab Emirates840890Engines; compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87202052.76%16,943,279
51United Arab Emirates841590Air conditioning machines; with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof202052.63%45,932,710
52United Arab Emirates842230Machinery; for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages202052.17%43,241,198
53United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202051.69%94,167,741
54United Arab Emirates292910Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates202050.33%32,757,771
55United Arab Emirates300220Vaccines; for human medicine202050.21%25,355,438
56United Arab Emirates701342Glassware of a kind used for table or kitchen purposes (not drinking glasses), of glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10 (to the minus 6), (or 0.000005) per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0-300 degrees C202049.91%12,309,052
57United Arab Emirates382370Industrial fatty alcohols202049.87%21,796,684
58United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)202048.00%72,899,902
59United Arab Emirates841869Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418202047.51%12,614,271
60United Arab Emirates843920Machinery; for making paper or paperboard202046.82%25,837,960
61United Arab Emirates540219Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity nylon or other polyamides, textured or not; other than aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread202045.29%19,884,408
62United Arab Emirates401180Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines202045.13%43,524,745
63United Arab Emirates841430Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment202044.92%138,789,984
64United Arab Emirates400129Rubber; natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202044.68%12,619,035
65United Arab Emirates481099Paper and paperboard; coated with inorganic substances only, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets202043.28%18,456,051
66United Arab Emirates390730Epoxide resins; in primary forms202042.66%14,763,988
67United Arab Emirates902139Artificial parts of the body; excluding artificial joints202042.24%20,206,909
68United Arab Emirates330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures; used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries202042.23%39,601,919
69United Arab Emirates720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon202041.47%34,794,250
70United Arab Emirates690320Refractory ceramic goods; containing by weight more than 50% of alumina or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths202040.74%16,056,444
71United Arab Emirates284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams202040.55%21,469,492
72United Arab Emirates860791Railway or tramway locomotives; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607202040.53%17,599,964
73United Arab Emirates901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; catheters, cannulae and the like202040.34%111,115,593
74United Arab Emirates480257Uncoated 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, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56202040.08%22,152,652
75United Arab Emirates151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared202038.97%16,905,075
76Iraq760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202038.50%25,060,598
77United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202038.20%19,419,917
78United Arab Emirates481019Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets202037.98%18,271,624
79United Arab Emirates871690Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled; parts thereof for heading no. 8716202037.75%17,294,959
80United Arab Emirates020410Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled202037.34%10,100,366
81United Arab Emirates470329Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood202036.81%31,683,545
82United Arab Emirates120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202036.51%14,214,204
83United Arab Emirates090111Coffee; not roasted or decaffeinated202033.45%14,792,947
84Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202033.41%304,727,721
85United Arab Emirates400110Rubber; natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202033.36%23,485,193
86United Arab Emirates870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods202033.31%14,623,362
87United Arab Emirates842290Machinery; parts of machinery of heading no. 8422202032.44%13,712,776
88United 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'202031.88%14,129,883
89United Arab Emirates470321Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood202031.63%28,230,032
90United Arab Emirates390950Polyurethanes; in primary forms202030.91%43,794,075
91United Arab Emirates842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving super structure202030.44%12,209,648
92United Arab Emirates293629Vitamins; n.e.c. in item no. 2936.2, and their derivatives, unmixed202030.43%12,686,786

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 86 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Syria: 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.