# Malaysia exports to Iran: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Malaysia reported $540.8M in goods exports to Iran. The overall review level is High 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 | $540.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 23 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $609.2M | 33.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | $70.9M | 18.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 550410 | Fibres: artificial staple fibres, of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $71.7M | 3.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 400122 | Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets) | $46.9M | 89% | High attention |
| 5 | 400110 | Rubber: natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $30.1M | 29.9% | Watch |
| 6 | 720293 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-niobium | $19.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 721934 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm | $62.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 400129 | Rubber: natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | $25.4M | 52.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 291570 | Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters | $19.3M | 41.1% | Stable |
| 10 | 151319 | Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $28.4M | 41.8% | 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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