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(67 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD274(67)[1]193(38)[1]133(28)[1]86(14)57(10)29(3)14(2)
>= 50 mln USD84(25)[1]65(15)[1]42(12)[1]27(6)17(5)6(1)3
>= 100 mln USD35(11)29(7)22(6)17(5)10(4)3(1)1
>= 200 mln USD12(3)10(2)9(2)8(2)7(2)3(1)1
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (67 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation2020100.00%49,170,100
2Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk2020100.00%17,339,763
3United 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 8528202081.68%2,428,583,348
4United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery202079.16%68,394,980
5United 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 included202077.74%286,357,533
6United 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 apparatus202076.80%14,084,651
7United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines202076.47%132,503,391
8United Arab Emirates2926Nitrile-function compounds202075.59%28,960,616
9Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202073.61%115,831,165
10United Arab Emirates2925Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds202071.77%12,768,031
11United Arab Emirates1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified202065.55%16,884,627
12United Arab Emirates8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal202065.54%15,661,640
13United Arab Emirates7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202062.85%46,218,547
14United Arab Emirates4802Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard202061.27%117,188,145
15United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202059.02%88,011,675
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 oils202058.47%56,634,462
17United Arab Emirates2930Organo-sulphur compounds202058.04%38,702,655
18United Arab Emirates8436Agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping, bee-keeping machinery; including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders202057.83%37,372,652
19United Arab Emirates1207Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken202056.45%51,522,402
20United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines202055.85%55,900,992
21United 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 derivatives202054.66%12,283,755
22United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404202053.05%76,626,876
23United Arab Emirates8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)202052.15%20,442,355
24United 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 84.72202051.22%44,622,867
25United 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 37202050.94%17,555,436
26United 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 purposes202050.83%100,156,241
27United Arab Emirates8441Machines; for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds202050.58%19,590,295
28United Arab Emirates2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29202050.01%32,979,406
29United Arab Emirates7013Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than of heading no. 7010 or 7018)202048.78%12,376,475
30United Arab Emirates8422Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning, drying, filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags, etc, machinery for aerating beverages202048.42%94,558,939
31United Arab Emirates2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202047.36%38,709,360
32United 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; caramel202047.28%11,411,135
33United Arab Emirates7202Ferro-alloys202046.19%130,277,036
34United Arab Emirates8415Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated202045.68%77,100,212
35United 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 strip202044.30%42,455,720
36United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols202043.57%29,667,135
37United 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 tens202042.06%49,482,440
38United Arab Emirates2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals202040.30%21,469,492
39United Arab Emirates1516Animal, vegetable or microbial 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
40United Arab Emirates8439Machinery; for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material, or for making or finishing paper or paperboard202038.82%32,124,739
41United Arab Emirates8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods202038.63%28,959,691
42United Arab Emirates5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale202037.61%10,659,838
43United Arab Emirates2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202037.28%20,309,395
44United Arab Emirates4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber202037.13%164,226,310
45United 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 sets202037.06%15,795,332
46United Arab Emirates6903Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths202036.71%16,848,945
47United Arab Emirates8477Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter202036.67%93,016,763
48United 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 filters202036.61%164,650,251
49United Arab Emirates1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202036.51%14,214,204
50United Arab Emirates8607Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; parts thereof202036.26%27,924,131
51United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof202036.17%17,934,427
52United Arab Emirates0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202035.78%16,171,392
53United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430202035.20%18,028,532
54United 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 manufacture202034.24%67,645,729
55United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms202034.10%55,702,762
56United Arab Emirates0204Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen202034.03%10,360,360
57United Arab Emirates4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades202033.80%61,498,609
58United Arab Emirates9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments202033.65%171,642,454
59United Arab Emirates8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled202033.49%16,046,279
60United Arab Emirates8418Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415202033.30%22,968,356
61Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202033.22%305,400,454
62United Arab Emirates4001Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202032.83%51,215,291
63United Arab Emirates0901Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion202032.72%14,886,801
64United Arab Emirates3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms202032.31%53,242,178
65United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202031.31%10,547,156
66United Arab Emirates8514Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (including those functioning by induction or dielectric loss); other industrial or laboratory equipment for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric loss202031.00%15,927,674
67United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202030.56%23,109,562

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 63 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

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.