# Iran exports to Japan: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Iran reported $22.4M in goods exports to Japan. 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 | $22.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 87.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 61.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 570110 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of wool or fine animal hair, whether or not made up | $21.6M | 60.7% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 090931 | Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | $12.1M | 44.6% | High attention |
| 3 | 080252 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | $15.5M | 72.9% | High attention |
| 4 | 570190 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: knotted, of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair), whether or not made up | $10.9M | 89.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 080420 | Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | $14.9M | 45.5% | Watch |
| 6 | 570390 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: tufted, of textile materials (other than man-made, wool or fine animal hair), whether or not made up | $10.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $145.6M | 94.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 160431 | Fish preparations: caviar | $14.2M | 94.3% | Watch |
| 9 | 080251 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell | $17.0M | 94.3% | Watch |
| 10 | 970500 | Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest | $67.8M | 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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