Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Iraq'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.

Iraq

42 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Areas, nes271011-- Light oils and preparations2023100.00%4,311,000,000
2Iran070511Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled2023100.00%10,199,939
3Rep. of Korea370110Photographic plates and film; for x-ray, in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles2023100.00%24,000,000
4United Kingdom880211Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight not exceeding 2000kg2023100.00%13,817,280
5China843031Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; self-propelled202399.98%48,064,250
6Iran282110Iron oxides and hydroxides202399.73%21,561,472
7Iran080711Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh202399.72%27,863,411
8China401511Rubber; vulcanised (other than hard rubber), surgical gloves202398.94%16,000,000
9Egypt081010Fruit, edible; strawberries, fresh202398.88%13,266,270
10Iran070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled202398.54%27,356,953
11China850239Electric generating sets; (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered202398.47%63,497,875
12China940330Furniture; wooden, for office use202397.82%18,150,953
13Iran200410Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen202397.77%39,375,658
14Iran080719Fruit, edible; melons, other than watermelons, fresh202397.60%69,321,223
15China800600Tin tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves).202397.53%50,790,076
16Iran360300Fuses and detonators; safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators202397.49%24,032,000
17China340319Lubricating preparations; (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202397.10%73,342,417
18United Arab Emirates251512Marble and travertine; merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more202396.98%27,833,200
19Iran040310Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa202396.90%13,732,298
20Iran080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh202396.30%59,611,301
21China870590Vehicles; break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705202396.22%221,386,034
22China391723Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride202395.96%183,825,623
23Iran252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202395.77%127,194,458
24China730620- Casing and tubing Of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas202395.73%23,748,554
25Iran390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202395.65%65,287,523
26USA851140Ignition or starting equipment; starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion engines202395.59%119,534,370
27Iran721430Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, including those twisted after rolling, of free-cutting steel202394.43%17,386,669
28Jordan200490Vegetable preparations; vegetables and mixtures of vegetables (excluding potatoes), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen202392.89%46,102,508
29Iran680221Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface202392.62%68,216,410
30Iran690410Ceramic building bricks202392.38%13,256,758
31Iran040700Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked.202391.87%370,853,781
32Iran721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202391.63%30,311,754
33Spain190110Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale202391.50%40,306,298
34Iran180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg202390.85%14,760,128
35USA930700Arms; swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and the like, parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor202388.17%71,619,043
36Japan870510Vehicles; crane lorries202387.89%32,243,118
37Brazil120100Soya beans, whether or not broken.202386.61%221,266,755
38India020210Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen202385.35%94,945,183
39United Arab Emirates730840Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping202381.58%127,776,277
40Iran690810-Tiles, cubes and similar articles, whether or not rectangular, the largest surface area of which is capable of being enclosed in a square the side of which is less than 7 cm202381.57%332,116,625
41United Arab Emirates730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73202380.73%35,823,154
42Iran071220Vegetables; onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried202380.09%21,538,820

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 19 occurrences

China: 9 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Japan: 1 occurrence

Jordan: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.