Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(61 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD165(61)[2]134(54)[2]117(49)[2]92(41)[1]63(29)[1]42(22)[1]34(18)[1]
>= 50 mln USD47(14)[1]46(14)[1]40(13)[1]28(12)[1]22(10)[1]18(8)[1]13(6)[1]
>= 100 mln USD23(8)[1]23(8)[1]20(8)[1]14(7)[1]12(6)[1]9(4)[1]6(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD10(5)[1]10(5)[1]10(5)[1]9(5)[1]8(4)[1]5(2)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (61 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran070511Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled2023100.00%10,199,939
2Iran282110Iron oxides and hydroxides202399.73%21,561,472
3Iran080711Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh202399.72%27,863,411
4Iran070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled202398.54%27,356,953
5Iran200410Vegetable preparations; potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen202397.77%39,375,658
6Iran080719Fruit, edible; melons, other than watermelons, fresh202397.60%69,321,223
7Iran360300Fuses and detonators; safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators202397.49%24,032,000
8United 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
9Iran040310Dairy 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
10Iran080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh202396.30%59,611,301
11Iran252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202395.77%127,194,458
12Iran390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202395.65%65,287,523
13Iran721430Iron 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
14Iran680221Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface202392.62%68,216,410
15Iran690410Ceramic building bricks202392.38%13,256,758
16Iran040700Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked.202391.87%370,853,781
17Iran721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202391.63%30,311,754
18Iran180620Chocolate & 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
19United Arab Emirates730840Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping202381.58%127,776,277
20Iran690810-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
21United 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
22Iran071220Vegetables; onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder but not further prepared, dried202380.09%21,538,820
23Iran731210Iron or steel; stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulated202377.97%212,300,833
24United Arab Emirates830710Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steel202376.93%22,053,365
25United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202375.34%23,662,372
26Iran030211Fish; fresh or chilled, trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of 0302.9202374.84%10,341,599
27Iran721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202372.73%251,377,114
28United Arab Emirates680100Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)202372.64%21,625,600
29Iran940310Furniture; metal, for office use202370.61%13,041,974
30Iran080920- Cherries202369.40%27,262,147
31Iran300331Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale202367.33%566,443,677
32United Arab Emirates711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof202366.71%66,988,250
33Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken202366.54%40,392,000
34Iran850422Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA202365.27%10,738,308
35Iran741300Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated202365.04%32,298,549
36United Arab Emirates320910Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium202364.06%23,793,376
37Saudi Arabia190211Food preparations; pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared202363.79%13,884,160
38Iran700320Glass; cast glass and rolled glass, wired sheets, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer but not otherwise worked202362.88%17,525,889
39Iran020736-- Other, frozen202362.39%20,584,342
40Iran391910Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm202361.98%20,876,817
41Iran721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202361.96%29,014,591
42Iran940370Furniture; plastic202359.56%12,758,867
43United Arab Emirates711419Goldsmiths' wares; articles of and parts thereof, of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal202359.19%172,501,809
44Iran392410Plastics; tableware and kitchenware202357.69%20,300,094
45United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202356.64%11,991,093
46Iran730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308202355.82%11,128,396
47Iran040291Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms202354.29%19,825,114
48Iran190590Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products202352.27%18,788,927
49Iran701010Glass; ampoules, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods202351.72%22,810,251
50Iran721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202342.95%19,322,156
51Iran040610Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd202342.33%44,779,062
52Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202342.09%97,407,829
53Iran020727Meat and edible offal; of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen202340.13%46,297,131
54Kuwait040291Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms202340.07%14,630,700
55Iran761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core202339.40%17,765,365
56Iran080510Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried202337.34%26,262,271
57Iran190540Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa202335.34%10,949,724
58Iran392321Ethylene polymers; sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods202335.21%10,689,455
59United Arab Emirates300320Medicaments; containing antibiotics other than penicillins, streptomycins and their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not in measured doses, not packaged for retail sale)202334.84%18,526,305
60Saudi Arabia040610Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd202333.81%35,761,491
61Iran040110Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%202332.46%28,828,110

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 45 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.