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Iran — Trade & Compliance

Iran'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.

3
trade agreements
9
cargo treaties
20.31%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Iran beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China34.3%
  2. 2Türkiye18.9%
  3. 3Pakistan9.3%
  4. 4India8.2%
  5. 5Azerbaijan4.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China39.6%
  2. 2Türkiye13.7%
  3. 3Brazil13.3%
  4. 4Germany5.8%
  5. 5India5.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Plastics17.4%
  2. 2Fruits & nuts10.2%
  3. 3Organic chemicals9.7%
  4. 4Mineral fuels & oils9.7%
  5. 5Ores, slag, ash9.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances15.3%
  2. 2Vehicles8.6%
  3. 3Cereals8.4%
  4. 4Electrical machinery6.4%
  5. 5Oil seeds6.3%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Türkiye+11.16pp
  2. 2Pakistan+6.80pp
  3. 3India+5.69pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Taiwan−20.47pp
  2. 2Iraq−11.49pp
  3. 3United Arab Emirates−5.90pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Ores, slag, ash+8.45pp
  2. 2Plastics+8.32pp
  3. 3Fruits & nuts+7.35pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−36.30pp
  2. 2Fertilizers−2.80pp
  3. 3Iron & steel−2.74pp
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

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Iran2019
FTAGoods
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)1992
PSAGoods
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 3 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1958176 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 · 1998107 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196890 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196887 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 196880 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 198479 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 197065 ratifications
  • International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
    Party · 201058 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
    Party · 197137 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 9 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

MFN applied tariff
20.31%
simple average (2020)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the UN list
80
UN Security Council Consolidated List
On the EU list
295
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities include7TH OF TIRABZAR BORESH KAVEH CO. (BK CO.)Fereydoon ABASSI-DAVANIAli Akbar AHMADIAN

375 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures listsfull lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Wheat
16.8M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
211M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
9.6 quadrillion Btu
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 152 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
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)
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse
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