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(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 USD328(92)[1]252(74)[1]183(55)110(36)62(18)33(9)11(5)
>= 50 mln USD120(41)[1]102(36)[1]75(27)52(20)32(8)17(4)4(2)
>= 100 mln USD65(22)[1]55(19)[1]46(16)32(13)20(6)9(3)4(2)
>= 200 mln USD27(11)23(9)20(8)14(6)9(3)5(2)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD12(5)10(4)10(4)6(3)5(2)3(2)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 Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation2022100.00%110,495,149
2Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk2022100.00%22,427,268
3United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified2022100.00%16,705,985
4United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted202299.49%25,972,407
5United 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 8528202290.35%3,418,948,917
6United 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 unfolded202289.29%10,839,469
7United 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 included202285.79%593,674,778
8United Arab Emirates2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202284.03%97,123,668
9United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery202280.05%34,848,660
10United Arab Emirates7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202279.12%104,408,581
11United Arab Emirates2926Nitrile-function compounds202277.78%38,056,502
12United Arab Emirates8703Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars202275.81%12,234,459
13United Arab Emirates8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202275.80%67,395,860
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 paperboard202275.14%195,591,189
15Iraq7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202274.79%10,676,321
16United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202272.29%476,279,335
17United 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 metal202272.24%31,603,809
18United 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 apparatus202270.85%44,028,826
19United Arab Emirates2615Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates202269.07%16,759,022
20United Arab Emirates2614Titanium ores and concentrates202268.71%10,522,678
21United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines202266.46%86,983,487
22United Arab Emirates1005Maize (corn)202265.74%2,262,867,172
23Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm202265.57%123,192,631
24United Arab Emirates8704Vehicles; for the transport of goods202265.55%150,980,575
25United Arab Emirates7506Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil202265.54%13,756,339
26United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202264.74%203,433,125
27United 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 84.72202263.97%108,885,559
28Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202263.76%11,051,066
29United Arab Emirates8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines202263.33%66,743,453
30United Arab Emirates0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta202261.89%16,749,761
31United Arab Emirates0908Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms202261.81%10,906,420
32United Arab Emirates2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202261.68%83,322,059
33United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404202261.36%310,510,413
34United Arab Emirates2930Organo-sulphur compounds202261.36%55,005,313
35United 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 purposes202260.88%128,369,441
36United Arab Emirates1207Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not broken202260.33%69,784,979
37United Arab Emirates7202Ferro-alloys202258.67%319,406,031
38United Arab Emirates8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers, self-propelled202258.22%92,574,779
39United Arab Emirates1520Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes202258.00%18,863,075
40United Arab Emirates1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.202256.75%10,988,208
41Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202256.68%11,520,275
42United Arab Emirates2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29202256.66%79,716,867
43United Arab Emirates1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202255.64%924,724,748
44Iraq4707Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard202255.38%17,727,981
45United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof202255.31%27,960,275
46United Arab Emirates1202Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken202254.67%22,420,039
47United 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 sets202254.58%69,975,481
48United Arab Emirates2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202253.94%42,498,687
49United Arab Emirates3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202253.75%24,771,063
50United Arab Emirates1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202253.35%67,566,892
51United 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 tens202252.02%48,832,716
52United Arab Emirates1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified202251.65%21,476,312
53United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms202251.19%180,660,121
54United 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 derivatives202251.19%17,944,484
55United Arab Emirates8427Fork-lift and other works trucks; fitted with lifting or handling equipment202250.30%10,282,809
56United Arab Emirates5504Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning202249.75%54,271,313
57United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430202248.20%45,110,367
58United Arab Emirates2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons202246.56%28,332,483
59United Arab Emirates5601Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps202245.80%21,689,237
60United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202245.37%102,436,072
61United 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; caramel202244.92%10,218,873
62United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols202244.70%62,034,537
63United Arab Emirates2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight202243.93%25,855,009
64United Arab Emirates2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202242.37%267,997,929
65United 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 thereof202242.25%10,311,125
66United Arab Emirates2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202242.16%52,766,648
67United 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 oils202242.07%101,487,240
68United Arab Emirates0801Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled202241.96%10,282,966
69United Arab Emirates8001Tin; unwrought202241.85%22,043,425
70United 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 strip202241.59%54,110,279
71United Arab Emirates2519Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; magnesium oxide, pure or not202241.04%21,814,065
72United Arab Emirates4001Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202240.99%69,895,548
73United Arab Emirates0901Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion202240.69%31,112,056
74United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202240.66%53,303,651
75United Arab Emirates8212Razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips)202239.76%11,138,714
76United Arab Emirates3905Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms202239.44%13,334,129
77United 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 37202239.19%11,499,759
78United Arab Emirates4804Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803202238.59%15,243,749
79United Arab Emirates0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices202238.14%14,352,472
80United Arab Emirates4010Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber202237.20%17,789,472
81United Arab Emirates4011New pneumatic tyres, of rubber202236.17%201,702,682
82United Arab Emirates3909Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms202235.55%100,320,389
83Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202234.82%761,563,609
84United Arab Emirates2921Amine-function compounds202234.08%16,442,609
85United 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 prepared202234.07%28,450,690
86United Arab Emirates3206Colouring matter and preparations thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 3203, 3204, 3205; inorganic products, kind used as luminophores whether or not chemically defined202233.47%50,574,458
87United 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 earths202233.29%18,537,484
88United Arab Emirates2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals202233.22%32,533,603
89United Arab Emirates8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)202233.09%27,620,955
90United Arab Emirates4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades202232.17%87,326,567
91United Arab Emirates3822Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials202231.86%33,716,290
92United Arab Emirates2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only202230.81%16,646,008

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 84 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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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.