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Iran: Government bans all food and agricultural product exports

Announcement

03 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the Iranian government implemented an immediate and total ban on the export of all food and agricultural products.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

02 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Removed: 13 May 2026
Export ban In force

Recent update from 13 May 2026:

On 13 May 2026, according to several news reports, Iran's Customs Administration lifted the export ban on certain agricultural products, including plaice, other fish products, butter oil, broccoli,...

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