Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(17 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD59(17)29(7)17(6)9(2)5(1)4(1)1
>= 50 mln USD37(11)16(4)12(4)5(1)220
>= 100 mln USD29(9)10(3)7(3)3(1)110
>= 200 mln USD20(6)7(2)5(2)2(1)110
>= 500 mln USD10(3)3(1)2(1)2(1)110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202180.54%10,246,312
2United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles202162.42%4,711,680,651
3United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202158.33%138,562,292
4United Arab Emirates26Ores, slag and ash202156.61%56,307,186
5United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials202151.12%358,341,494
6United Arab Emirates75Nickel and articles thereof202151.08%29,130,976
7United Arab Emirates80Tin; articles thereof202142.93%19,588,128
8United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder202137.17%678,556,456
9United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof202136.66%127,028,186
10United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202135.91%289,082,156
11United Arab Emirates10Cereals202135.85%2,732,691,264
12United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof202135.37%299,794,979
13United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202134.05%32,158,710
14United Arab Emirates47Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard202132.20%76,301,316
15United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal202131.90%36,724,152
16United Arab Emirates37Photographic or cinematographic goods202131.90%17,086,615
17United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery202130.78%174,381,714

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 16 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.