Iran Exports 2023
Complete list of Iran's 127 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$13.24B
Total exports (2023)
#92
Global export rank
127
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Iran exported $13.24 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #92 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 127 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 84.5% of total export value. The leading export was in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more, valued at $954.05 million — 7.2% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
127 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $4.59B | 34.63% |
| 2 | Türkiye | $2.18B | 16.47% |
| 3 | India | $1.02B | 7.69% |
| 4 | Pakistan | $943.28M | 7.12% |
| 5 | Armenia | $597.23M | 4.51% |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | $473.05M | 3.57% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | $453.10M | 3.42% |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | $326.23M | 2.46% |
| 9 | Oman | $319.61M | 2.41% |
| 10 | Kuwait | $297.21M | 2.24% |
| 11 | Germany | $260.47M | 1.97% |
| 12 | Georgia | $240.94M | 1.82% |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | $218.53M | 1.65% |
| 14 | Italy | $162.27M | 1.23% |
| 15 | Qatar | $134.47M | 1.02% |
| 16 | Spain | $98.57M | 0.74% |
| 17 | Romania | $64.44M | 0.49% |
| 18 | Bulgaria | $60.91M | 0.46% |
| 19 | Lebanon | $60.24M | 0.45% |
| 20 | Jordan | $53.68M | 0.41% |
| 21 | Poland | $48.82M | 0.37% |
| 22 | Malaysia | $46.74M | 0.35% |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | $40.62M | 0.31% |
| 24 | Serbia | $39.73M | 0.30% |
| 25 | Japan | $30.81M | 0.23% |
| 26 | Netherlands | $29.11M | 0.22% |
| 27 | United Kingdom | $28.65M | 0.22% |
| 28 | Kenya | $28.45M | 0.21% |
| 29 | Belgium | $28.00M | 0.21% |
| 30 | Canada | $26.90M | 0.20% |
| 31 | Other Asia, nes | $20.44M | 0.15% |
| 32 | Australia | $19.64M | 0.15% |
| 33 | Switzerland | $19.63M | 0.15% |
| 34 | Ukraine | $18.68M | 0.14% |
| 35 | France | $18.14M | 0.14% |
| 36 | Bahrain | $17.05M | 0.13% |
| 37 | Senegal | $16.37M | 0.12% |
| 38 | Austria | $16.35M | 0.12% |
| 39 | Greece | $13.75M | 0.10% |
| 40 | North Macedonia | $13.00M | 0.10% |
| 41 | Sweden | $12.41M | 0.09% |
| 42 | Indonesia | $11.72M | 0.09% |
| 43 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $11.41M | 0.09% |
| 44 | Czechia | $11.34M | 0.09% |
| 45 | Myanmar | $9.91M | 0.07% |
| 46 | Thailand | $7.71M | 0.06% |
| 47 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $7.55M | 0.06% |
| 48 | Slovenia | $7.19M | 0.05% |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | $6.56M | 0.05% |
| 50 | Hungary | $6.09M | 0.05% |
| 51 | Croatia | $5.62M | 0.04% |
| 52 | Denmark | $5.48M | 0.04% |
| 53 | Norway | $5.09M | 0.04% |
| 54 | Brazil | $3.97M | 0.03% |
| 55 | Slovakia | $3.44M | 0.03% |
| 56 | Rep. of Moldova | $3.42M | 0.03% |
| 57 | Morocco | $3.42M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Egypt | $3.30M | 0.02% |
| 59 | Singapore | $3.15M | 0.02% |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | $3.13M | 0.02% |
| 61 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $2.86M | 0.02% |
| 62 | Cyprus | $2.29M | 0.02% |
| 63 | USA | $2.27M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Lithuania | $2.19M | 0.02% |
| 65 | Finland | $2.03M | 0.02% |
| 66 | New Zealand | $2.02M | 0.02% |
| 67 | South Africa | $1.74M | 0.01% |
| 68 | Ethiopia | $1.64M | 0.01% |
| 69 | Ireland | $1.60M | 0.01% |
| 70 | Uganda | $1.53M | 0.01% |
| 71 | Peru | $1.12M | 0.01% |
| 72 | Estonia | $1.11M | 0.01% |
| 73 | Ecuador | $1.10M | 0.01% |
| 74 | Albania | $1.08M | 0.01% |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | $1.08M | 0.01% |
| 76 | Chile | $1.06M | 0.01% |
| 77 | Montenegro | $893,821 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Iceland | $790,664 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Latvia | $742,887 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Luxembourg | $709,319 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Namibia | $681,638 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Argentina | $663,175 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Niger | $641,910 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Gabon | $635,379 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Colombia | $537,303 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Mauritius | $458,033 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $419,372 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Angola | $384,935 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Portugal | $379,531 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Philippines | $367,693 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | $365,148 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Nigeria | $303,454 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Eswatini | $299,160 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | $284,715 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Ghana | $284,137 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | $247,120 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Dominican Rep. | $209,348 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Guyana | $208,886 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Botswana | $180,545 | 0.00% |
| 100 | El Salvador | $180,181 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Tunisia | $163,078 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Zambia | $158,331 | 0.00% |
| 103 | China, Macao SAR | $140,610 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Liberia | $139,562 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Malta | $123,163 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Mauritania | $119,199 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Benin | $112,847 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Paraguay | $97,839 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Malawi | $95,181 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Maldives | $86,557 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Costa Rica | $74,274 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Fiji | $71,329 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Cambodia | $68,372 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Guatemala | $67,002 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | $53,242 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Madagascar | $52,832 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Uruguay | $52,151 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Central African Rep. | $46,831 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Togo | $46,587 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Mozambique | $31,000 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Nicaragua | $29,999 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Honduras | $15,319 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Andorra | $13,953 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Seychelles | $13,882 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Mexico | $11,474 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,192 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Lesotho | $6 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $954.05M | 7.21% |
| 2 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $797.30M | 6.02% |
| 3 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $745.27M | 5.63% |
| 4 | 290511 | Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | $554.28M | 4.19% |
| 5 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $527.83M | 3.99% |
| 6 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $524.12M | 3.96% |
| 7 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $499.60M | 3.77% |
| 8 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $446.94M | 3.38% |
| 9 | 790112 | Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc | $324.36M | 2.45% |
| 10 | 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $316.56M | 2.39% |
| 11 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $256.42M | 1.94% |
| 12 | 010420 | Goats: live | $226.14M | 1.71% |
| 13 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $204.34M | 1.54% |
| 14 | 080252 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | $189.32M | 1.43% |
| 15 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $179.00M | 1.35% |
| 16 | 080251 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell | $174.36M | 1.32% |
| 17 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $173.21M | 1.31% |
| 18 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $131.19M | 0.99% |
| 19 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $125.37M | 0.95% |
| 20 | 091020 | Spices: saffron | $115.39M | 0.87% |
| 21 | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | $111.92M | 0.85% |
| 22 | 010410 | Sheep: live | $110.70M | 0.84% |
| 23 | 080620 | Fruit, edible: grapes, dried | $108.50M | 0.82% |
| 24 | 390311 | Styrene polymers: expansible polystyrene, in primary forms | $106.65M | 0.81% |
| 25 | 720712 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $106.58M | 0.80% |
| 26 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $92.08M | 0.70% |
| 27 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $91.09M | 0.69% |
| 28 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $90.79M | 0.69% |
| 29 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $89.56M | 0.68% |
| 30 | 290243 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene | $88.50M | 0.67% |
| 31 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $88.33M | 0.67% |
| 32 | 390319 | Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | $80.24M | 0.61% |
| 33 | 251512 | Marble and travertine: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more | $75.70M | 0.57% |
| 34 | 720221 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon | $74.15M | 0.56% |
| 35 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $71.38M | 0.54% |
| 36 | 050400 | Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked | $66.88M | 0.51% |
| 37 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $63.04M | 0.48% |
| 38 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $61.31M | 0.46% |
| 39 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $60.00M | 0.45% |
| 40 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $59.00M | 0.45% |
| 41 | 080212 | Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, shelled | $53.19M | 0.40% |
| 42 | 740819 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less | $52.91M | 0.40% |
| 43 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $51.73M | 0.39% |
| 44 | 070200 | Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $51.08M | 0.39% |
| 45 | 290230 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: toluene | $49.58M | 0.37% |
| 46 | 300212 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $47.70M | 0.36% |
| 47 | 281511 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solid | $46.27M | 0.35% |
| 48 | 080711 | Fruit, edible: watermelons, fresh | $45.35M | 0.34% |
| 49 | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $43.30M | 0.33% |
| 50 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $42.78M | 0.32% |
| 51 | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | $41.64M | 0.31% |
| 52 | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel: ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | $41.39M | 0.31% |
| 53 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $40.78M | 0.31% |
| 54 | 271290 | Paraffin wax: containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured | $40.48M | 0.31% |
| 55 | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | $40.32M | 0.30% |
| 56 | 570110 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up | $40.12M | 0.30% |
| 57 | 252010 | Gypsum: anhydrite | $39.38M | 0.30% |
| 58 | 260800 | Zinc ores and concentrates | $38.97M | 0.29% |
| 59 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $38.14M | 0.29% |
| 60 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $36.11M | 0.27% |
| 61 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $34.36M | 0.26% |
| 62 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $33.47M | 0.25% |
| 63 | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $31.67M | 0.24% |
| 64 | 080420 | Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | $31.66M | 0.24% |
| 65 | 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $30.69M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $30.38M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $29.74M | 0.22% |
| 68 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $29.10M | 0.22% |
| 69 | 200979 | Juice: apple, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $28.17M | 0.21% |
| 70 | 081050 | Fruit, edible: kiwifruit, fresh | $27.57M | 0.21% |
| 71 | 700529 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) | $26.95M | 0.20% |
| 72 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $26.24M | 0.20% |
| 73 | 261310 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates: roasted | $25.67M | 0.19% |
| 74 | 780110 | Lead: unwrought, refined | $24.72M | 0.19% |
| 75 | 080510 | Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried | $24.35M | 0.18% |
| 76 | 690740 | Finishing ceramics | $24.09M | 0.18% |
| 77 | 070960 | Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, fresh or chilled | $22.25M | 0.17% |
| 78 | 252020 | Plasters: (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | $21.75M | 0.16% |
| 79 | 291521 | Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acid | $21.23M | 0.16% |
| 80 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $21.15M | 0.16% |
| 81 | 283010 | Sulphides: of sodium, whether or not chemically defined | $20.94M | 0.16% |
| 82 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $20.36M | 0.15% |
| 83 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $20.21M | 0.15% |
| 84 | 261000 | Chromium ores and concentrates | $20.21M | 0.15% |
| 85 | 690723 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | $20.06M | 0.15% |
| 86 | 680299 | Stone: natural (excluding marble, travertine, alabaster, other calcareous stone or granite), monumental or building stone, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface) | $20.03M | 0.15% |
| 87 | 732510 | Iron: articles of non-malleable cast iron | $19.79M | 0.15% |
| 88 | 741110 | Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copper | $19.54M | 0.15% |
| 89 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $19.54M | 0.15% |
| 90 | 390190 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | $19.51M | 0.15% |
| 91 | 720270 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-molybdenum | $19.49M | 0.15% |
| 92 | 040210 | Dairy 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) | $19.42M | 0.15% |
| 93 | 680221 | Marble, travertine and alabaster: simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | $19.11M | 0.14% |
| 94 | 040150 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10% | $18.52M | 0.14% |
| 95 | 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $18.15M | 0.14% |
| 96 | 721631 | Iron or non-alloy steel: U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | $18.05M | 0.14% |
| 97 | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $17.94M | 0.14% |
| 98 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $17.70M | 0.13% |
| 99 | 280300 | Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c. | $17.62M | 0.13% |
| 100 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $17.47M | 0.13% |