Export Ban Lifted for Food Industry Products

Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade has lifted the export ban on a group of food industry products, including chicken-based sausages and processed meats, canned vegetables, jams, and other preserved food items, following review by the General Directorate of Food and Drug Industries.

Effective from: 3 August 2026
Issued by: Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade
Reference: No. 8350616

Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade has lifted the export ban on a group of food industry products, following a review coordinated between the ministry’s General Directorate of General Industries, its Office of Export and Import Regulations, and the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad’s Deputy for Trade Development.

The exemption was communicated through the Trade Development Organization of Iran’s Office of Export and Import Regulations to the General Directorate of the Export Office at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, referencing an earlier notice on export bans covering chapters 1 through 24 of the Regulations Book. The specific tariff codes involved were identified by the ministry’s General Directorate of General Industries, in coordination with the Iran Canning Industries Syndicate.

Under the exemption, the following tariff codes are confirmed as exempt from the export ban:

16010000 — Sausages and similar products made from chicken meat
16021090 — Other processed chicken meat preparations
16041600 — Canned anchovy
16041910 — Canned marlin
20051000 — Canned vegetables
20054000 — Canned green peas
20058000 — Canned sweet corn
20071090 — Other jams, marmalades, and jellies
20079100 — Citrus jams
20079990 — Other jams
20086010 — Cherry and sour cherry preparations
20086090 — Other cherry and sour cherry compotes
20088010 — Frozen strawberries
20088090 — Other strawberry preparations
21069010 — Stabilizer preparations
22029100 — Non-alcoholic beer

A small number of related tariff codes covering canned tuna, skipjack tuna, other prepared or preserved fish, canned beans, and fruit purée were flagged for further review, with a decision on their export status to be announced separately.

Exporters of the listed food industry products should confirm current customs treatment with the relevant export office, since the exemption applies specifically to the tariff codes identified above and remains subject to other applicable rules and regulations.

Key Details

Approval authority: Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade
Responsible organization: Not specified
Classification: Circular
Affected procedure: Export
Document number: 8350616
Unique identifier: 405051264595
Document date: August 3, 2026
Publication date: August 3, 2026
Effective date: August 3, 2026
Expiration date: Not specified

This summary is provided for orientation only. The official Persian text issued by the relevant Iranian authority is the governing version.