Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(21 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD66(21)33(9)19(4)11(2)5(1)31
>= 50 mln USD42(16)20(8)14(4)7(2)3(1)20
>= 100 mln USD37(14)16(7)12(4)6(2)3(1)20
>= 200 mln USD29(11)12(6)9(4)4(2)2(1)10
>= 500 mln USD14(5)4(2)3(2)1110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery202271.38%486,498,208
2United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202262.63%203,816,479
3United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles202255.72%3,979,832,045
4United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder202253.04%1,118,549,491
5United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials202247.35%346,317,668
6United Arab Emirates26Ores, slag and ash202244.99%63,427,244
7United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder202241.46%275,931,675
8United Arab Emirates80Tin; articles thereof202240.43%22,081,050
9United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof202240.08%164,016,312
10United Arab Emirates24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body202238.89%109,349,672
11United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202237.07%390,354,194
12United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof202236.16%368,385,852
13United Arab Emirates37Photographic or cinematographic goods202235.90%14,751,548
14United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal202235.66%56,365,389
15United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202234.61%35,902,457
16United Arab Emirates75Nickel and articles thereof202234.42%24,980,711
17United Arab Emirates10Cereals202234.36%2,916,300,465
18United Arab Emirates56Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof202234.32%27,174,923
19United Arab Emirates47Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard202232.57%101,233,888
20United Arab Emirates29Organic chemicals202231.51%705,479,406
21United Arab Emirates72Iron and steel202231.43%549,540,870

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 21 occurrences

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.