Largest market shown
Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers
$1.9B of latest reported imports and $3.7B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Iran (Islamic Republic of) import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$49.2B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+2.2%Three-year reported change
GDP$475.3BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$5.2KLatest reported value
Trade openness6.6%Reported share of GDP
Iran (Islamic Republic of) import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$49.2B in imports
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded $49.2B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +2.2%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $49.2B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.9BLatest imports | +28.7% | 7 | 9990 | AREGrowing | $3.7B |
| 2 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.1BLatest imports | +12.5% | 19 | 2921 | AREDeclining | $4.5B |
| 3 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.4BLatest imports | +10.0% | 19 | 9286 | AREDeclining | $1.8B |
| 4 | HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.9BLatest imports | +23.5% | 7 | 2481 | BRADeclining | $3.6B |
| 5 | HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.4BLatest imports | +5.8% | 16 | 4834 | INDDeclining | $1.6B |
| 6 | HS 870710Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8703 | $996.0MLatest imports | +33.0% | 25 | 3417 | CHNStable | $1.9B |
| 7 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $1.2BLatest imports | +9.4% | 8 | 4081 | BRADeclining | $1.6B |
| 8 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.7BLatest imports | +5.9% | 13 | 2789 | RUSDeclining | $2.0B |
| 9 | HS 710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $448.3MLatest imports | +37.7% | 6 | 9232 | CHNGrowing | $875.6M |
| 10 | HS 151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $609.2MLatest imports | +18.2% | 9 | 3858 | MYSGrowing | $1.0B |
| 11 | HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $418.8MLatest imports | +6.4% | 4 | 9792 | BRADeclining | $504.6M |
| 12 | HS 151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $754.4MLatest imports | +4.4% | 13 | 3536 | TURDeclining | $858.4M |
| 13 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $298.2MLatest imports | +9.4% | 20 | 9339 | AREDeclining | $390.0M |
| 14 | HS 080310Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried | $257.8MLatest imports | +13.6% | 12 | 7944 | TURGrowing | $378.3M |
| 15 | HS 170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $376.4MLatest imports | +9.2% | 6 | 4251 | AREDeclining | $489.6M |
| 16 | HS 840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $152.1MLatest imports | +26.7% | 11 | 9955 | CHNDeclining | $297.1M |
| 17 | HS 270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $232.1MLatest imports | +8.0% | 9 | 8621 | OMNDeclining | $292.8M |
| 18 | HS 870840Vehicles: parts, gear boxes | $327.5MLatest imports | +9.7% | 35 | 4284 | CHNDeclining | $432.5M |
| 19 | HS 540769Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | $152.8MLatest imports | +20.0% | 11 | 9199 | AREDeclining | $264.0M |
| 20 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $126.2MLatest imports | +27.5% | 2 | 9993 | AREDeclining | $246.6M |
| 21 | HS 020410Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $144.5MLatest imports | +94.6% | 10 | 7396 | AUSDeclining | $282.2M |
| 22 | HS 840140Nuclear reactors: parts thereof | $122.1MLatest imports | +27.3% | 1 | 10000 | RUSDeclining | $238.6M |
| 23 | HS 120600Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | $179.6MLatest imports | +45.0% | 11 | 5286 | CHNDeclining | $350.8M |
| 24 | HS 090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $342.5MLatest imports | +8.9% | 15 | 3292 | INDDeclining | $442.3M |
| 25 | HS 540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $214.3MLatest imports | +6.4% | 11 | 7393 | CHNDeclining | $257.9M |
| 26 | HS 847170Data processing machines: storage units | $174.8MLatest imports | +12.0% | 19 | 7562 | AREDeclining | $245.9M |
| 27 | HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $329.3MLatest imports | +5.6% | 8 | 3850 | AREDeclining | $387.8M |
| 28 | HS 240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $199.8MLatest imports | +7.8% | 8 | 6678 | OMNDeclining | $250.4M |
| 29 | HS 851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $222.3MLatest imports | +4.4% | 34 | 6129 | AREStable | $252.7M |
| 30 | HS 871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $258.7MLatest imports | +10.6% | 29 | 3623 | CHNDeclining | $350.2M |
| 31 | HS 851761Base stations | $216.7MLatest imports | +13.8% | 16 | 4942 | AREDeclining | $319.4M |
| 32 | HS 240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $126.1MLatest imports | +15.0% | 6 | 8563 | AREDeclining | $191.6M |
| 33 | HS 550130Fibres: synthetic filament tow, acrylic or modacrylic | $176.6MLatest imports | +11.3% | 11 | 5512 | TURDeclining | $243.2M |
| 34 | HS 720219Ferro-alloys: ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon | $150.9MLatest imports | +13.6% | 9 | 6482 | AREDeclining | $221.3M |
| 35 | HS 841430Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment | $275.7MLatest imports | +5.5% | 24 | 4285 | CHNDeclining | $323.9M |
| 36 | HS 440711Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $141.1MLatest imports | +10.8% | 15 | 8089 | RUSDeclining | $192.0M |
| 37 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $243.4MLatest imports | +5.0% | 18 | 4556 | CHNDeclining | $282.1M |
| 38 | HS 071340Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $145.2MLatest imports | +17.9% | 11 | 5062 | AREDeclining | $238.0M |
| 39 | HS 100390Cereals: barley, other than seed | $544.9MLatest imports | +9.3% | 17 | 1575 | IRQStable | $712.0M |
| 40 | HS 940120Seats: of a kind used for motor vehicles | $85.1MLatest imports | +20.4% | 12 | 9526 | CHNDeclining | $148.4M |
| 41 | HS 999999Commodities not specified according to kind | $79.6MLatest imports | +41.7% | 5 | 7733 | HKGDeclining | $155.4M |
| 42 | HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $347.9MLatest imports | +1.2% | 7 | 2322 | CHEDeclining | $360.2M |
| 43 | HS 520100Cotton: not carded or combed | $217.7MLatest imports | +34.5% | 16 | 1722 | AREGrowing | $425.2M |
| 44 | HS 300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $249.6MLatest imports | +6.0% | 26 | 2267 | DEUDeclining | $297.1M |
| 45 | HS 847330Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $117.5MLatest imports | +3.7% | 24 | 8238 | AREDeclining | $131.1M |
| 46 | HS 854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $117.6MLatest imports | +17.7% | 22 | 5123 | CHNDeclining | $191.9M |
| 47 | HS 870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $274.6MLatest imports | +2.2% | 42 | 2255 | CHNDeclining | $293.5M |
| 48 | HS 870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof | $146.3MLatest imports | +9.5% | 35 | 3744 | CHNDeclining | $192.1M |
| 49 | HS 300220Vaccines: for human medicine | $124.3MLatest imports | +9.4% | 10 | 4666 | CHNDeclining | $162.6M |
| 50 | HS 080231Nuts, edible: walnuts, fresh or dried, in shell | $54.3MLatest imports | +38.2% | 6 | 9795 | AREDeclining | $106.0M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachineryHS2 84 | 7 | $3.0B | $5.1B | +16.2% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 4 | $6.7B | $4.3B | +8.4% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 4 | $1.9B | $2.3B | +11.5% |
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsHS2 12 | 2 | $2.1B | $1.7B | +34.3% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 5 | $2.0B | $1.7B | +13.0% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 3 | $1.7B | $1.2B | +7.9% |
| Food industry residuesHS2 23 | 1 | $1.2B | $964.7M | +9.4% |
| Precious stones and metalsHS2 71 | 1 | $448.3M | $840.9M | +37.7% |
| Sugars and sugar confectioneryHS2 17 | 2 | $795.3M | $804.0M | +7.8% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 2 | $358.4M | $518.1M | +17.8% |
| Man-made filamentsHS2 54 | 2 | $367.0M | $472.4M | +13.2% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 2 | $473.8M | $448.1M | +50.1% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 840140Nuclear reactors: parts thereof | $122.1M | 1 | 10000 | RUS | 100.0% |
| HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $126.2M | 2 | 9993 | ARE | 100.0% |
| HS 841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.9B | 7 | 9990 | ARE | 100.0% |
| HS 840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc | $152.1M | 11 | 9955 | CHN | 99.8% |
| HS 080231Nuts, edible: walnuts, fresh or dried, in shell | $54.3M | 6 | 9795 | ARE | 99.0% |
| HS 170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $418.8M | 4 | 9792 | BRA | 99.0% |
| HS 940120Seats: of a kind used for motor vehicles | $85.1M | 12 | 9526 | CHN | 97.6% |
| HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $298.2M | 20 | 9339 | ARE | 96.6% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
ARE
United Arab Emirates
17 screened products
$10.4BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
14 screened products
$4.0BCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
3 screened products
$3.0BCalculated opportunity across these rowsRUS
Russia
3 screened products
$1.4BCalculated opportunity across these rowsIND
India
2 screened products
$1.3BCalculated opportunity across these rowsTUR
Turkey
3 screened products
$986.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsMYS
Malaysia
1 screened products
$563.5MCalculated opportunity across these rowsOMN
Oman
2 screened products
$469.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Iran (Islamic Republic of) import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Iran (Islamic Republic of).
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.