# Australia exports to Iraq: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Australia to Iraq, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AUS-IRQ/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Australia reported $64.9M in goods exports to Iraq. 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 | $64.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 89.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 41.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $240.9M | 94.2% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 020442 | Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $28.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 040610 | Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | $22.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $941.7M | 38.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 040630 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | $102.0M | 57.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $420.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $84.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $234.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 847960 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: evaporative air coolers | $91.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $49.1M | 0% | Watch |

## 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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