# Iran exports to Lebanon: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Iran reported $31.3M in goods exports to Lebanon. 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 | $31.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 85.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 66.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 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 | $119.3M | 74.9% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 080252 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | $14.2M | 61.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 080251 | Nuts, edible: pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell | $16.5M | 65.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.s. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | $15.4M | 52.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $399.9M | 69.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $11.8M | 55.4% | Watch |
| 7 | 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) | $33.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $13.8M | 72.7% | Watch |
| 9 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $25.5M | 64.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $15.1M | 29.6% | 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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