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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Iraq reported $4.9B in goods exports to the United Arab Emirates. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $4.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 14.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 10 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 10.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $14.1B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.3B | 6.1% | Watch |
| 3 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $80.0B | 83.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $126.9M | 19.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $838.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $256.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $257.2M | 90% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $42.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 970600 | Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years | $39.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 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 | $479.0M | 63.1% | 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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