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United States (USA) to Iran (IRN) vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified (HS6 151521)

A country-to-country view of reported vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United States (USA)Importer Iran (IRN)HS6 151521One-way tradeCoverage 2015-2017Slowing
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3-year buyer projection

$2.5MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-7.1%Full available history

Suppliers in market

3Latest reported count

Observed history

3 yearsLast year: 2017

Reported observations

What this vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified lane shows for HS 151521

Core values for United States (USA) → Iran (IRN) in HS 151521.

Buyer market

Latest imports$1.3M
Five-year projection$3.7M
Buyer CAGR+22.7%
Latest annual change-28.5%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.0M
Market share7.8%
Share change-12 pp
Best observed share98.1%

Market structure

Reported suppliers3
Concentration index9,627.8
Share gap+90.3 pp
SignalSlowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$1.3MIran (IRN)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.0MUnited States (USA)'s exports to Iran (IRN)
Exporter market share7.8%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+22.7%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-7.1%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$2.5MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$3.7MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$3.0MAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$13.3MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$1.6MAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$2.6MHighest reported lane exports
Share change-12 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers3Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$231.5BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$2.8KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population85,028.8 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate39.4%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education76.5%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance9,865 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time72.5 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberNoBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.4Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown59.1%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history3 yearsCoverage through 2017

Research reading

Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified demand and the United States (USA) to Iran (IRN) lane

Iran (IRN) reported $1.3M of vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified imports in 2017. United States (USA) accounted for 7.8% of the observed market and reported $1.0M in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +22.7% buyer growth and -7.1% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 151521 include?

HS 151521 covers Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 15 and heading 1515. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a medium price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 151521 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Iran (IRN), the exporter position of United States (USA), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about United States (USA) to Iran (IRN) vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 151521, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Iran (IRN) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified.

How strong is United States (USA) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 3 observed years through 2017. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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