MARKET STRUCTURE · IRAN
Iran halts exports and imports
Change
Iran has virtually halted all export and import flows with its trading partners.
Why it matters
Iran has virtually halted all export and import flows with its trading partners. EU imports of fruit, vegetables, and nuts from Iran totaled more than €225 million in 2025, with roughly €210 million from fruit and nuts and about €15 million from vegetables. Shelled pistachios were the largest single product at over €112 million, followed by sultanas (~€54 million) and dates (~€28 million). Germany imported nearly €97 million, followed by the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain; EU exports to Iran included nearly €3 million of dried vegetable mixes and seed potatoes supplied by the Netherlands.
Implications
- · Disruption to supply chains for pistachios, sultanas, dates, and other Iranian-origin fruit and nut imports valued collectively at over €225 million.
- · Operational strain on German importers that accounted for nearly €97 million of EU imports from Iran.
- · Interrupted logistics and re-export flows through European gateways, notably the Netherlands.
- · Loss of established export shipments to Iran for suppliers of dried vegetable mixes and Dutch seed-potato exporters (~€3 million).
Who is affected
- · Importers of fruit, vegetable, and nut commodities in the EU
- · Processors and traders of pistachios, sultanas, and dates
- · Logistics and re-export operators at European trade gateways
- · Exporters of dried vegetable mixes and seed potatoes
Source
Topics
World & Politics Trade & Tariffs Business & Markets Supply Chain & Logistics Agriculture