# United Arab Emirates exports to Iran: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from United Arab Emirates to Iran, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/ARE-IRN/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United Arab Emirates reported $13.3B in goods exports to Iran. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $13.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 28 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 383 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.9B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.1B | 8.2% | High attention |
| 3 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.4B | 66.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $298.2M | 42.8% | High attention |
| 5 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.9B | 45.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $376.4M | 9.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.7B | 30.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $329.3M | 39.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $222.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 847170 | Data processing machines: storage units | $174.8M | 0% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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