What Iraq buys from Saudi Arabia.
Iraq imported USD 1.5bn of manufactured and processed goods from Saudi Arabia in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022. That is 4 per cent of everything Iraq imported in these lines, and Saudi Arabia is its number 3 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Saudi Arabia dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Iraq paid Saudi Arabia for it at the border, Saudi Arabia's share of everything Iraq imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 88 per cent of the lane.
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Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulatedHS 741300
Share of Iraq's imports99 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,594 a tonne, 21,290 tonnesUSD 140min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)HS 760692
Share of Iraq's imports99 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 121m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,182 a tonne, 41,504 tonnesUSD 132min 2024 -
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Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190211
Share of Iraq's imports98 per cent, 8 source countriesChangefrom USD 9m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 124min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rollingHS 721410
Share of Iraq's imports100 per cent, 3 source countriesChangefrom USD 31k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 87min 2024 -
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Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424HS 842482
Share of Iraq's imports66 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 393 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,360 a tonne, 24,806 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of Iraq's imports11 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,260 a tonne, 2,589 tonnesUSD 78min 2024 -
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Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900
Share of Iraq's imports13 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,833 a tonne, 12,115 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110
Share of Iraq's imports29 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 170 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,160 a tonne, 7,136 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850422
Share of Iraq's imports57 per cent, 12 source countriesChangefrom USD 4m in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,512 a tonne, 8,785 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219
Share of Iraq's imports64 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,607 a tonne, 21,358 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of Iraq's imports41 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 472 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,030 a tonne, 2,071 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460
Share of Iraq's imports22 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,812 a tonne, 4,652 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of Iraq's imports10 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 7,834 a tonne, 3,801 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 701090
Share of Iraq's imports31 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 442 a tonne, 57,122 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481910
Share of Iraq's imports35 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,973 a tonne, 5,487 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)HS 310530
Share of Iraq's imports21 per cent, 3 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
17
Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of Iraq's imports50 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,840 a tonne, 10,211 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510
Share of Iraq's imports29 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,972 a tonne, 8,663 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: winding wire, of copperHS 854411
Share of Iraq's imports41 per cent, 12 source countriesChangefrom USD 641k in 2022Unit valueUSD 7,404 a tonne, 2,199 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
20
Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392010
Share of Iraq's imports47 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,186 a tonne, 6,616 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of Iraq's imports7 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 671 a tonne, 21,356 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
22
Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721310
Share of Iraq's imports100 per cent, 2 source countriesChangeup 268 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of Iraq's imports87 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,104 a tonne, 12,722 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531
Share of Iraq's imports9 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,463 a tonne, 9,594 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsHS 390410
Share of Iraq's imports30 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 855 a tonne, 16,017 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910
Share of Iraq's imports41 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,977 a tonne, 6,740 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
27
Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of Iraq's imports32 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 145k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 13min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of Iraq's imports82 per cent, 9 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,168 a tonne, 11,361 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823HS 482390
Share of Iraq's imports45 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 283 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,007 a tonne, 3,149 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
30
Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap...HS 340111
Share of Iraq's imports12 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,797 a tonne, 3,867 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
31
Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853530
Share of Iraq's imports28 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,220 a tonne, 1,485 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Cement: portland, white, whether or not artificially colouredHS 252321
Share of Iraq's imports48 per cent, 3 source countriesChangeup 432 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 10min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of Iraq's imports85 per cent, 6 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,155 a tonne, 7,878 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoaHS 170410
Share of Iraq's imports44 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,686 a tonne, 3,203 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 390230
Share of Iraq's imports75 per cent, 6 source countriesChangefrom USD 445k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,307 a tonne, 5,928 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729
Share of Iraq's imports15 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,292 a tonne, 5,991 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Iraq's imports3 per cent, 48 source countriesChangefrom USD 579k in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,378 a tonne, 2,247 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Plaster, or plaster compositions: boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, not ornamentedHS 680911
Share of Iraq's imports21 per cent, 4 source countriesChangeup 216 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 172 a tonne, 43,600 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
39
Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Iraq's imports2 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 204 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46,842 a tonne, 150 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
40
Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%HS 690721
Share of Iraq's imports4 per cent, 12 source countriesChangefrom USD 423k in 2022Unit valueUSD 179 a tonne, 38,063 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
41
Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710
Share of Iraq's imports34 per cent, 33 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 84,853 a tonne, 80 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410
Share of Iraq's imports8 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,145 a tonne, 1,963 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
43
Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611
Share of Iraq's imports20 per cent, 8 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,884 a tonne, 2,140 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210
Share of Iraq's imports25 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,886 a tonne, 2,125 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
45
Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumHS 320910
Share of Iraq's imports15 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,703 a tonne, 3,259 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
46
Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethyleneHS 391721
Share of Iraq's imports12 per cent, 13 source countriesChangefrom USD 22k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,365 a tonne, 3,996 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
47
Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510
Share of Iraq's imports1 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 239 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,147 a tonne, 643 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
48
Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 375kVA but not exceeding 750kVAHS 850163
Share of Iraq's imports63 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 25k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,510 a tonne, 1,088 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
49
Cast iron: tubes, pipes and hollow profilesHS 730300
Share of Iraq's imports10 per cent, 11 source countriesChangefrom USD 255k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,630 a tonne, 3,002 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
50
Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no...HS 761290
Share of Iraq's imports38 per cent, 12 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 6,901 a tonne, 698 tonnesUSD 5min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190211USD 124m in 2024, from USD 9m in 2022. Saudi Arabia supplies 98 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321USD 33m in 2024, up 472 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 41 per cent of the line.
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424HS 842482USD 83m in 2024, up 393 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 66 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110USD 44m in 2024, up 170 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299USD 19m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 50 per cent of the line.
- Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510USD 17m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap...HS 340111USD 11m in 2024, up 101 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853530USD 11m in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsHS 390410USD 14m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulatedHS 741300USD 140m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 84m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 99 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110USD 14m in 2024, up 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531USD 14m in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 78m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 701090USD 25m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 31 per cent of the line.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120USD 9m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 85 per cent of the line.
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900USD 46m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410USD 6m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910USD 13m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 41 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210USD 6m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)HS 760692USD 132m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 121m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 99 per cent of the line.
Lines where Saudi Arabia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Saudi Arabia ships at least 60 per cent of what Iraq imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulatedHS 74130099 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 140m; 14 source countries in all.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)HS 76069299 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 132m; 8 source countries in all.
- Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 19021198 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 124m; 8 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rollingHS 721410100 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 87m; 3 source countries in all.
- Mechanical appliances: agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424HS 84248266 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 83m; 10 source countries in all.
- Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 19021964 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 34m; 19 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721310100 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 14m; 2 source countries in all.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 39011087 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 14m; 12 source countries in all.
- Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 39021082 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 13m; 9 source countries in all.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 39012085 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 9m; 6 source countries in all.
- Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 39023075 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 8m; 6 source countries in all.
- Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 375kVA but not exceeding 750kVAHS 85016363 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 5m; 11 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steelHS 73041175 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 4m; 9 source countries in all.
- Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary formsHS 39031975 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 4m; 3 source countries in all.
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on chromium compoundsHS 32062094 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 4m; 4 source countries in all.
- Monofilament of polypropylene: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mmHS 540412100 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 3m; 2 source countries in all.
- Meat preparations: of the prepared or preserved liver of any animal (excluding homogenised preparations)HS 160220100 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 2m; 2 source countries in all.
- Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substancesHS 39042265 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 1m; 5 source countries in all.
- Paper and paperboard: other than corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets) or kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in...HS 48089083 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 1m; 4 source countries in all.
- Vinyl acetate, vinyl ester polymers, vinyl polymers: n.e.c. in heading no. 3905, in primary forms, copolymersHS 39059192 per cent of Iraq's imports of the line, USD 1m; 4 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Saudi Arabia's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Iraq at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Saudi Arabia: USD 78m at USD 30,260 a tonne. Belgium: USD 16m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 20,512 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 58,625 a tonne.
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900Saudi Arabia: USD 46m at USD 3,833 a tonne. Turkey: USD 271m (78 per cent of the line) at USD 2,491 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,851 a tonne.
- Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219Saudi Arabia: USD 34m at USD 1,607 a tonne. Turkey: USD 15m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 537 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,427 a tonne.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449Saudi Arabia: USD 30m at USD 7,834 a tonne. Turkey: USD 172m (56 per cent of the line) at USD 5,363 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,771 a tonne.
- Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481910Saudi Arabia: USD 22m at USD 3,973 a tonne. Turkey: USD 37m (59 per cent of the line) at USD 1,147 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,893 a tonne.
- Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823HS 482390Saudi Arabia: USD 13m at USD 4,007 a tonne. China: USD 13m (45 per cent of the line) at USD 1,523 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,898 a tonne.
- Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap...HS 340111Saudi Arabia: USD 11m at USD 2,797 a tonne. Malaysia: USD 47m (50 per cent of the line) at USD 1,870 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,984 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Saudi Arabia: USD 8m at USD 3,378 a tonne. Ukraine: USD 6m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 2,113 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,004 a tonne.
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611Saudi Arabia: USD 6m at USD 2,884 a tonne. China: USD 15m (48 per cent of the line) at USD 2,193 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,806 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210Saudi Arabia: USD 6m at USD 2,886 a tonne. China: USD 15m (61 per cent of the line) at USD 1,008 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,886 a tonne.
- Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumHS 320910Saudi Arabia: USD 6m at USD 1,703 a tonne. Turkey: USD 30m (80 per cent of the line) at USD 1,284 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,273 a tonne.
- Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510Saudi Arabia: USD 5m at USD 8,147 a tonne. China: USD 940m (96 per cent of the line) at USD 4,819 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,898 a tonne.
What Iraq buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Iraq with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Saudi Arabia's part of everything Iraq imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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