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Iceland — Trade & Compliance

Iceland's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

7
trade agreements
6
cargo treaties
4.09%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupHigh income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Iceland beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Netherlands28.9%
  2. 2USA11.7%
  3. 3United Kingdom9.2%
  4. 4France7.0%
  5. 5Germany6.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1Norway10.6%
  2. 2China10.3%
  3. 3Germany8.4%
  4. 4USA8.2%
  5. 5Denmark7.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Aluminium36.4%
  2. 2Fish & seafood28.9%
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments7.3%
  4. 4Pharmaceuticals4.1%
  5. 5Animal/vegetable fats & oils3.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances14.7%
  2. 2Electrical machinery11.3%
  3. 3Mineral fuels & oils11.2%
  4. 4Inorganic chemicals7.8%
  5. 5Vehicles7.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1USA+3.59pp
  2. 2France+2.39pp
  3. 3Switzerland+0.49pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Netherlands−2.68pp
  2. 2Germany−1.88pp
  3. 3Denmark−0.99pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Optical/medical instruments+4.04pp
  2. 2Pharmaceuticals+3.25pp
  3. 3Aircraft & spacecraft+0.79pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Aluminium−5.24pp
  2. 2Iron & steel−1.99pp
  3. 3Food residues, animal feed−0.77pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway2021
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Iceland - China2014
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Iceland - Faroe Islands2006
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
European Economic Area (EEA)1994
EIAServices
EU - Iceland1973
FTAGoods
EFTA - Accession of Iceland1970
FTAGoods
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)1960
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
World Bank DTA · 7 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1960176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 1997107 ratifications
  • United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 200199 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 197765 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 6 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
ISK
Iceland Krona
ISO numeric 3520 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
4.09%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
158.1K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
aluminium, primary
768.4K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 47 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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