Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(95 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD394(95)[1]318(70)[1]236(53)[1]175(38)[1]125(32)78(19)40(13)
>= 50 mln USD78(23)[1]72(22)[1]60(17)[1]47(11)[1]34(9)22(7)14(5)
>= 100 mln USD31(8)28(7)25(6)19(4)13(4)8(3)7(3)
>= 200 mln USD15(2)13(2)13(2)10(2)6(2)3(2)3(2)
>= 500 mln USD4(1)4(1)4(1)4(1)3(1)1(1)1(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (95 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene2019100.00%34,218,075
2United Arab Emirates840681Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines, (for other than marine propulsion), of an output exceeding 40MW2019100.00%13,929,372
3United Arab Emirates290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene2019100.00%13,482,219
4United Arab Emirates720293Ferro-alloys; ferro-niobium201999.93%20,132,085
5United Arab Emirates870431Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201999.13%17,201,195
6United Arab Emirates520411Cotton; sewing thread, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale201998.51%17,738,015
7United Arab Emirates270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201996.89%135,753,530
8United Arab Emirates847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display201994.44%84,707,553
9United Arab Emirates870422Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1201993.97%15,168,808
10United Arab Emirates720219Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon201991.45%91,570,568
11United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed201990.65%16,243,054
12United Arab Emirates840690Turbines; parts of steam and other vapour turbines201990.57%336,369,423
13United Arab Emirates851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks201990.53%1,305,219,424
14United Arab Emirates843420Dairy machinery201985.15%61,974,713
15Russian Federation440711Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201984.66%84,559,045
16United Arab Emirates040210Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)201983.62%12,064,508
17United Arab Emirates845140Machines; for washing, bleaching or dyeing201981.30%15,820,598
18United Arab Emirates847180Units of automatic data processing machines; n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70201980.48%26,513,269
19Russian Federation852691Radio navigational aid apparatus201980.27%24,110,187
20United Arab Emirates381129Lubricating oil additives; not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201979.73%12,877,896
21United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471201979.66%33,676,634
22United Arab Emirates847170Units of automatic data processing machines; storage units201979.08%109,248,074
23United Arab Emirates293040Organo-sulphur compounds; methionine201976.36%52,182,954
24United Arab Emirates010221Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals201976.34%10,887,748
25United Arab Emirates400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201976.28%11,016,128
26United Arab Emirates847920Machinery; for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils201974.22%11,605,917
27United Arab Emirates400829Rubber; vulcanised (other than hard rubber), non-cellular rubber, in forms other than plates, sheets or strip201974.10%11,978,081
28United Arab Emirates292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201973.30%26,804,822
29Russian Federation284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams201971.48%15,871,976
30United Arab Emirates844316Printing machinery; flexographic201971.46%10,499,925
31United Arab Emirates843820Machinery; industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate201971.44%16,734,956
32United Arab Emirates180100Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted201970.59%13,444,942
33United Arab Emirates540769Fabrics, woven; containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments201967.74%63,640,068
34United Arab Emirates847740Machinery; vacuum moulding machines and other thermoforming machines, for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials201967.05%38,405,238
35United Arab Emirates844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network201963.76%14,536,544
36United Arab Emirates151319Vegetable oils; coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201962.21%11,661,981
37United 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 preparations201960.30%62,695,779
38United Arab Emirates800110Tin; unwrought, not alloyed201960.16%19,634,357
39United Arab Emirates750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201959.95%10,203,121
40United Arab Emirates842240Machinery; for packing or wrapping201958.11%113,819,112
41Iraq470710Paper or paperboard; waste and scrap, of unbleached kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard201958.08%14,013,463
42United Arab Emirates852351Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37201958.06%12,096,170
43United Arab Emirates400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201957.95%10,245,590
44United Arab Emirates842121Machinery; for filtering or purifying water201957.41%60,681,539
45United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201956.92%35,009,186
46United Arab Emirates381121Lubricating oil additives; containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201956.33%106,107,145
47United Arab Emirates720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201953.24%66,676,810
48Iraq760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201952.38%21,809,154
49United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201952.23%30,569,452
50United Arab Emirates902131Artificial parts of the body201951.81%45,422,998
51United Arab Emirates841199Turbines; parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)201951.62%78,113,709
52United Arab Emirates847420Machines; for crushing or grinding earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances201951.26%52,076,334
53United Arab Emirates292529Imines and their derivatives; salts thereof; other than chlordimeform (ISO)201950.89%14,058,390
54United Arab Emirates120740Oil seeds; sesamum seeds, whether or not broken201949.82%54,485,937
55United Arab Emirates847780Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, n.e.c. in this chapter201949.23%56,583,292
56United Arab Emirates901850Ophthalmic instruments and appliances201949.12%20,460,401
57United Arab Emirates841430Compressors; of a kind used in refrigerating equipment201949.01%108,660,912
58United Arab Emirates870410Vehicles; dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods201947.51%58,439,235
59United Arab Emirates843149Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431201947.37%11,334,051
60United Arab Emirates902290Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar; parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and like201947.16%17,416,375
61United Arab Emirates120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201944.44%37,736,092
62United Arab Emirates300510Dressings, adhesive; and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes201944.28%12,853,417
63United Arab Emirates382370Industrial fatty alcohols201943.95%21,320,715
64United Arab Emirates720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201943.36%38,858,005
65United Arab Emirates871690Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled; parts thereof for heading no. 8716201943.09%21,234,559
66United Arab Emirates390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher201942.49%48,181,680
67United Arab Emirates293621Vitamins; vitamins A and their derivatives, unmixed201941.97%11,753,618
68United Arab Emirates847150Units of automatic data processing machines; processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units201941.80%31,077,632
69United Arab Emirates300432Medicaments; containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201941.46%18,837,429
70United Arab Emirates841940Distilling or rectifying plant; not used for domestic purposes201941.15%83,878,265
71United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)201939.45%46,283,042
72United Arab Emirates850220Electric generating sets; with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines201939.02%46,352,715
73United Arab Emirates902139Artificial parts of the body; excluding artificial joints201938.72%23,324,090
74United Arab Emirates120242Ground-nuts; other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,201938.56%11,427,713
75United Arab Emirates292241Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; lysine and its esters; salts thereof201938.37%11,043,471
76United Arab Emirates842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders; with a 360 degree revolving super structure201937.83%10,077,976
77United Arab Emirates370199Photographic plates and film; (for other than colour photography), in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, with no side exceeding 255mm, of any material other than paper, paperboard or textiles201936.48%16,309,214
78United Arab Emirates481019Paper and paperboard; coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances, for printing/writing/graphics, having 10% or less by weight of total fibres got by mechanical/chemi-mechanical process, sides exceeding 435mm and 297mm, unfolded, sheets201936.07%23,944,517
79Russian Federation020410Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled201936.04%44,281,056
80United Arab Emirates330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures; used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries201935.51%28,778,762
81Iraq760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201935.49%21,825,249
82United Arab Emirates401180Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines201935.42%27,156,484
83United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201934.51%10,749,687
84United Arab Emirates470329Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood201934.38%29,555,540
85United Arab Emirates843920Machinery; for making paper or paperboard201933.76%16,020,454
86Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201933.47%49,233,379
87United Arab Emirates841370Pumps; centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids201932.99%11,483,249
88United Arab Emirates292910Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates201932.25%23,539,800
89Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201932.19%176,881,361
90United Arab Emirates852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders201932.14%13,528,373
91United Arab Emirates901812Medical, surgical instruments and appliances; ultrasonic scanning apparatus201931.94%10,444,484
92Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201931.51%12,578,077
93United Arab Emirates901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 9018201931.32%17,208,208
94United Arab Emirates842230Machinery; for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages201930.35%30,729,339
95United Arab Emirates902214Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed tomography apparatus201930.07%12,321,258

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 85 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Iraq: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.