Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Iraq'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.

Iraq

Year: 2021(38 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD107(38)[1]87(33)[1]74(28)[1]64(26)[1]53(23)[1]42(20)[1]27(16)[1]
>= 50 mln USD26(10)[1]24(9)[1]23(9)[1]18(8)[1]14(6)[1]11(5)[1]7(4)[1]
>= 100 mln USD11(5)[1]9(4)[1]9(4)[1]8(4)[1]6(2)[1]5(2)[1]5(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(2)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran070511Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled2021100.00%39,007,892
2Iran700510Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer202199.63%10,491,286
3Iran070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled202199.41%29,944,377
4Iran252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202199.39%108,104,597
5Iran080711Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh202199.31%61,851,018
6Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202199.08%139,639,500
7Iran070310Vegetables, alliaceous; onions and shallots, fresh or chilled202198.81%29,715,601
8Iran252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured202198.68%88,729,564
9Iran200410Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen202198.26%10,237,625
10Iran691110Tableware and kitchenware; of porcelain or china202198.04%42,159,976
11Iran700490Glass; drawn and blown, in sheets, (other than glass coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer)202197.86%12,629,930
12Iran721410Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202197.30%14,774,343
13Ukraine100890Cereals; n.e.c. in chapter 10202196.10%43,593,000
14Iran481890Paper articles; articles of paper, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4818202195.82%16,716,260
15Iran690310Refractory ceramic goods; containing, by weight, more than 50% of free carbon, excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or similar earths202194.13%12,258,919
16Iran380810- Insecticides202192.01%11,385,155
17Iran080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh202187.33%46,413,709
18Iran282120Earth colours; containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3202185.28%10,286,804
19Iran680222-- Other calcareous stone202184.25%90,045,315
20Iran251520Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone; alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more202180.76%32,368,860
21Iran690790-Other202172.95%20,332,892
22Iran200290Vegetable preparations; tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid202172.44%10,005,399
23Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202170.08%55,182,113
24Ukraine721510Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.c. in chapter 72202165.70%540,578,561
25Iran690890-Other202162.98%149,798,923
26Iran392119Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3921, cellular202162.27%18,989,447
27Iran392321Ethylene polymers; sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods202158.35%15,968,266
28Iran390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202152.46%74,416,537
29Iran300320Medicaments; containing antibiotics other than penicillins, streptomycins and their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not in measured doses, not packaged for retail sale)202149.62%45,006,589
30Iran090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg202142.69%20,654,037
31Kuwait040120Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%202142.60%17,653,897
32Iran480810Paper and paperboard; corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803202142.08%14,234,461
33Iran701090Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods202140.42%14,920,358
34Iran732690Iron or steel; articles n.e.c. in heading 7326202137.41%35,040,972
35Iran392690Plastics; other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39202137.33%16,657,819
36United Arab Emirates711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof202133.66%42,684,832
37Iran721510Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.c. in chapter 72202132.62%268,407,052
38Iran722020Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled202132.52%26,179,946

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 32 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.