Top Import Products of Iran

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Iran
 

> Machinery: 20%

> Pharmaceuticals: 15%

> Foodstuffs: 12%

> Vehicles: 10%

> Electrical Equipment: 10%

> Iron and Steel: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Chemicals: 6%

> Textiles: 6%

> Paper and Paperboard: 6%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Iran's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Iran's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 10 billion), Pharmaceuticals (USD 7.5 billion), and Foodstuffs (USD 6 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Electrical Equipment, Iron and Steel, Plastics, as well as Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Iran’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of iran
Import Products of Iran
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089997   87088099   87083099  
Importers : Iran Importers 1,494
Iran Importers Shipment 37,935
Value $73,436,743.36 $81,621,285.77 redDownArrow -10.03% 0.62%
Shipment 15,950 13,858 greenUpArrow 15.10% 6.20%
Bananas, Including plaintains, Fresh or dried

HSN Code:  08039010   08039020   08039090  
Importers : Iran Importers 435
Iran Importers Shipment 18,195
Value $98,283,804.3 $70,565,370.11 greenUpArrow 39.28% 0.84%
Shipment 6,187 5,845 greenUpArrow 5.85% 2.40%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85362010   85362090   85365080  
Importers : Iran Importers 966
Iran Importers Shipment 14,529
Value $38,829,377.07 $31,279,750.17 greenUpArrow 24.14% 0.33%
Shipment 6,457 4,823 greenUpArrow 33.88% 2.51%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84834029   84833080   84831095  
Importers : Iran Importers 1,056
Iran Importers Shipment 12,946
Value $69,252,902.38 $57,227,218.1 greenUpArrow 21.01% 0.59%
Shipment 5,160 5,178 redDownArrow -0.35% 2.00%
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), Surface-active preparations, Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, Whether or not containing soap, Other than those of heading 3401 - organic surface-act

HSN Code:  34025090   34025010   34024200  
Importers : Iran Importers 782
Iran Importers Shipment 12,590
Value $41,944,649.82 $27,075,552.56 greenUpArrow 54.92% 0.36%
Shipment 5,755 3,406 greenUpArrow 68.97% 2.24%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84819000   84818099   84818019  
Importers : Iran Importers 1,296
Iran Importers Shipment 12,195
Value $98,403,988.03 $93,722,622.55 greenUpArrow 4.99% 0.84%
Shipment 4,838 4,275 greenUpArrow 13.17% 1.88%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169952   40169300   40169957  
Importers : Iran Importers 873
Iran Importers Shipment 10,984
Value $20,553,541.3 $15,132,001.61 greenUpArrow 35.83% 0.17%
Shipment 4,843 4,427 greenUpArrow 9.40% 1.88%
Preparations for use on the hair

HSN Code:  33051000   33059000   33053000  
Importers : Iran Importers 593
Iran Importers Shipment 10,719
Value $28,632,490.29 $25,585,009.17 greenUpArrow 11.91% 0.24%
Shipment 4,877 3,334 greenUpArrow 46.28% 1.89%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408

HSN Code:  84099900   84099990   84099111  
Importers : Iran Importers 624
Iran Importers Shipment 10,286
Value $45,886,619.77 $33,050,455.41 greenUpArrow 38.84% 0.39%
Shipment 4,600 3,473 greenUpArrow 32.45% 1.79%
Base metal mountings, Fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, Doors, Staircases, Windows, Blinds, Coachwork, Saddlery, Trunks, Chests, Caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, Hat-pegs, Brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings

HSN Code:  83024150   83021000   83024110  
Importers : Iran Importers 722
Iran Importers Shipment 9,991
Value $22,584,428.23 $19,134,462.5 greenUpArrow 18.03% 0.19%
Shipment 4,691 3,956 greenUpArrow 18.58% 1.82%
Pumps for liquids, Whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators - pumps fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device:

HSN Code:  84139100   84133080   84138100  
Importers : Iran Importers 1,136
Iran Importers Shipment 9,876
Value $57,396,707.43 $56,902,969.84 greenUpArrow 0.87% 0.49%
Shipment 3,859 3,860 redDownArrow -0.03% 1.50%
Air or vacuum pumps, Air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, Whether or not fitted with filters

HSN Code:  84149000   84149090   84148080  
Importers : Iran Importers 847
Iran Importers Shipment 9,493
Value $114,718,215.38 $90,639,581.58 greenUpArrow 26.57% 0.98%
Shipment 4,013 4,006 greenUpArrow 0.17% 1.56%
Ball or roller bearings

HSN Code:  84822012   84821090   84825000  
Importers : Iran Importers 534
Iran Importers Shipment 9,369
Value $29,872,254.24 $21,533,642.11 greenUpArrow 38.72% 0.25%
Shipment 4,965 2,734 greenUpArrow 81.60% 1.93%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049000   30049099   30049085  
Importers : Iran Importers 309
Iran Importers Shipment 8,359
Value $300,638,958.12 $231,394,424.04 greenUpArrow 29.92% 2.56%
Shipment 2,630 4,618 redDownArrow -43.05% 1.02%
Rice

HSN Code:  10063020   10063010   10063090  
Importers : Iran Importers 123
Iran Importers Shipment 7,024
Value $761,028,844.53 $1,008,898,837.3 redDownArrow -24.57% 6.47%
Shipment 2,068 4,215 redDownArrow -50.94% 0.80%