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(44 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD99(44)[1]82(38)[1]71(32)[1]59(29)[1]46(25)[1]35(21)[1]21(13)[1]
>= 50 mln USD26(8)[1]23(7)[1]21(7)[1]16(6)[1]12(4)[1]9(4)[1]4(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(6)[1]10(5)[1]10(5)[1]9(5)[1]7(3)[1]6(3)[1]3(1)[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 (44 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran0705Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled2021100.00%39,007,892
2Iran7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202199.65%10,907,432
3Iran0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled202199.41%29,944,377
4Iran0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh202199.21%67,406,494
5Iran0703Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled202198.74%29,810,961
6Iran6911Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; of porcelain or china202198.00%42,159,976
7Iran7004Glass; drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202197.77%12,811,717
8Iran7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202197.46%18,124,807
9Iran2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202196.50%198,875,214
10Ukraine1008Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals202196.10%43,593,000
11Iran2004Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006202195.43%10,237,625
12Iran6903Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths202194.13%12,258,919
13Kuwait2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals202193.46%14,931,649
14Iran7003Glass; cast glass and rolled glass in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202189.47%11,394,085
15Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202188.69%194,821,613
16Iran0806Grapes; fresh or dried202188.40%10,434,653
17Iran0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202186.65%46,555,278
18Iran2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3202185.28%10,286,804
19Saudi Arabia1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared202185.10%12,507,054
20Iran2515Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, whether cut by sawing etc, into blocks, slabs of a rectangular (square) shape202180.76%32,368,860
21Iran6802Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone202180.64%100,338,094
22Iran3808Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles202179.63%11,532,367
23Iran6907Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics202172.95%20,332,892
24Iran2002Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid202172.41%10,005,399
25Iran6811Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like202170.53%10,914,378
26Iran0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202167.61%11,612,807
27Ukraine7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72202165.68%540,578,561
28Iran6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.202162.99%149,914,915
29Iran3921Plastic plates, sheets, film, foil and strip n.e.c. in chapter 39202162.38%19,504,782
30Iran3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics202156.76%19,966,403
31Iran4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres202156.33%25,529,461
32Iran3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202152.46%74,416,537
33Iran0406Cheese and curd202148.85%16,461,484
34Iran1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products202147.65%11,516,118
35Iran4808Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets other than paper of the kind described in heading 4803202142.60%14,655,760
36Iran7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202142.45%15,714,321
37Kuwait0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202142.39%22,100,397
38Iran7010Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules, containers of glass of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures of glass202140.42%14,920,358
39Iran0902Tea202138.91%20,699,250
40Iran7326Iron or steel; articles, n.e.c. in chapter 73202137.29%35,040,972
41Iran3926Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading no. 3901 to 3914, n.e.c. in chapter 39202134.83%16,830,130
42United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202133.66%42,684,832
43Iran7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72202132.65%268,684,594
44Iran7220Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width less than 600mm202132.52%26,179,946

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 37 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.