Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(27 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD56(27)28(12)10(2)7(2)322
>= 50 mln USD35(20)19(9)7(2)5(2)222
>= 100 mln USD25(17)11(7)2(1)2(1)111
>= 200 mln USD19(13)8(5)2(1)2(1)111
>= 500 mln USD10(7)3(2)11111
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery201166.07%415,333,529
2United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible201164.97%81,739,332
3United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201149.76%24,930,129
4United Arab Emirates72Iron and steel201148.68%3,952,877,948
5United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices201148.52%114,038,085
6United Arab Emirates15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes201147.90%822,444,131
7United Arab Emirates47Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard201147.47%76,998,795
8United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201146.02%13,285,569
9United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder201145.95%303,436,612
10United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder201144.38%422,515,131
11United Arab Emirates80Tin; articles thereof201143.55%14,426,791
12United Arab Emirates04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201143.16%177,241,451
13United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201139.76%525,170,555
14United Arab Emirates10Cereals201139.63%1,009,751,664
15United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof201138.23%196,684,584
16United Arab Emirates75Nickel and articles thereof201137.57%20,129,139
17United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials201137.35%89,955,252
18United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles201135.90%1,371,370,657
19United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations201134.56%34,423,283
20United Arab Emirates28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes201134.37%122,359,913
21United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons201133.98%212,336,319
22United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof201133.24%324,589,545
23United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof201133.09%889,790,393
24United Arab Emirates37Photographic or cinematographic goods201132.61%24,998,068
25United Arab Emirates84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof201131.41%3,657,150,382
26United Arab Emirates91Clocks and watches and parts thereof201131.29%26,408,198
27United Arab Emirates38Chemical products n.e.c.201131.25%228,907,288

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 27 occurrences

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.