Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Iran's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Iran

33 bottlenecks
#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
4China3103Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic202299.83%172,725,748
5United Arab Emirates1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted202299.49%25,972,407
6Türkiye5506Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning202299.02%15,774,974
7Bangladesh5307Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5305202297.93%34,382,133
8China8407Reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines202295.39%154,781,962
9China9401Seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and parts thereof202290.55%46,461,068
10United 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
11Türkiye2608Zinc ores and concentrates202290.31%18,031,504
12China9405Luminaires and light fittings; including searchlights, spotlights and parts thereof, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, having permanently fixed light source and parts thereof n.e.c. or included202289.75%59,356,138
13China8714Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713202289.47%61,789,821
14United 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
15China8452Sewing machines; other than book-sewing machines of heading no. 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles202287.56%59,997,740
16Thailand4007Vulcanised rubber thread and cord202287.53%10,372,790
17China8450Household or laundry-type washing machines; including machines which both wash and dry202286.51%57,523,615
18China8539Lamps; electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps, arc lamps, light-emitting diode (LED) light sources202286.23%90,194,311
19China8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus202286.01%26,704,643
20United 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
21China, Hong Kong SAR8486Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines & apparatus specified in note 11 (C) to this Chapter202285.23%32,099,413
22China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202285.06%95,289,434
23China9503Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202285.03%12,250,804
24China2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202284.86%405,751,056
25United Arab Emirates2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202284.03%97,123,668
26Türkiye5404Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm; strip and the like (e.g. artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm202283.29%17,017,716
27China3801Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures202283.27%22,082,622
28China7019Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (e.g. yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)202282.63%59,996,876
29China9999Commodities not specified according to kind202282.22%2,654,278,296
30China8545Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon; with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes202281.82%215,986,628
312402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes202281.69%38,919,094
32China2941Antibiotics202280.63%157,348,316
33United Arab Emirates8434Milking machines and dairy machinery202280.05%34,848,660

Partner frequency summary:

China: 17 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Türkiye: 3 occurrences

Bangladesh: 1 occurrence

China, Hong Kong SAR: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Thailand: 1 occurrence

: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.