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.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
02 Mar 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 31 May 2026:
On 31 May 2026, according to several news reports, the Iranian government announced further exemptions from the blanket export ban on 20 agricultural and food products (see related state act).
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