# Iraq Import Opportunities

Explore Iraq's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $86.8B
- Import CAGR: +12.3%
- Trade openness: 60.2%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $9.9B | +105.5% | 3 | 9831 |
| 2 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.4B | +52.6% | 30 | 9163 |
| 3 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $3.9B | +32.9% | 16 | 6224 |
| 4 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $3.7B | +40.3% | 33 | 3206 |
| 5 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $2.2B | +55.0% | 27 | 3359 |
| 6 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $1.2B | +56.6% | 22 | 6235 |
| 7 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $1.2B | +37.7% | 21 | 5614 |
| 8 | HS 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $676.4M | +121.5% | 3 | 9994 |
| 9 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.6B | +12.0% | 18 | 4584 |
| 10 | HS 851762 | Communication 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 | $618.2M | +44.3% | 48 | 6796 |
| 11 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $848.1M | +30.5% | 15 | 4560 |
| 12 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $472.2M | +41.8% | 33 | 8474 |
| 13 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $675.3M | +27.2% | 43 | 3706 |
| 14 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $420.2M | +32.9% | 18 | 7991 |
| 15 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $542.9M | +28.5% | 18 | 4944 |
| 16 | HS 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $657.3M | +32.4% | 17 | 3940 |
| 17 | HS 851830 | Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers | $347.4M | +62.2% | 26 | 9404 |
| 18 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $584.5M | +42.4% | 14 | 3868 |
| 19 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $420.6M | +18.0% | 41 | 7392 |
| 20 | HS 010229 | Cattle: live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | $495.2M | +45.4% | 10 | 4021 |
| 21 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $299.7M | +52.8% | 12 | 9318 |
| 22 | HS 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $457.4M | +7.5% | 15 | 9679 |
| 23 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $388.5M | +31.2% | 24 | 5345 |
| 24 | HS 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $356.5M | +44.9% | 23 | 5990 |
| 25 | HS 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $326.1M | +29.8% | 7 | 6908 |
| 26 | HS 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $319.4M | +40.1% | 30 | 6934 |
| 27 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $329.1M | +22.1% | 32 | 6274 |
| 28 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $482.9M | +45.9% | 25 | 3964 |
| 29 | HS 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $227.6M | +25.0% | 41 | 8872 |
| 30 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $369.3M | +16.0% | 11 | 5153 |
| 31 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $521.9M | +44.9% | 22 | 2164 |
| 32 | HS 760429 | Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | $198.1M | +50.6% | 17 | 8718 |
| 33 | HS 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $374.9M | +23.1% | 27 | 3621 |
| 34 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $445.0M | +24.8% | 48 | 2638 |
| 35 | HS 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $378.5M | +30.9% | 38 | 2743 |
| 36 | HS 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $345.2M | +39.8% | 13 | 3080 |
| 37 | HS 691110 | Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china | $177.3M | +37.2% | 25 | 9208 |
| 38 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $432.0M | +40.0% | 54 | 2297 |
| 39 | HS 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $200.5M | +45.5% | 6 | 7373 |
| 40 | HS 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $222.9M | +17.3% | 5 | 8146 |
| 41 | HS 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $189.2M | +40.3% | 10 | 7552 |
| 42 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $191.6M | +43.2% | 37 | 6625 |
| 43 | HS 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $215.3M | +22.1% | 42 | 5892 |
| 44 | HS 190532 | Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | $217.2M | +18.5% | 36 | 6622 |
| 45 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $240.9M | +13.3% | 5 | 7091 |
| 46 | HS 080390 | Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried | $198.8M | +61.5% | 11 | 5757 |
| 47 | HS 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $161.6M | +42.7% | 5 | 8280 |
| 48 | HS 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $203.7M | +64.1% | 36 | 5204 |
| 49 | HS 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $149.9M | +81.5% | 6 | 9027 |
| 50 | HS 741300 | Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated | $141.9M | +39.7% | 17 | 9791 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.