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Cargo to and from Iraq through Iran
How cargo reaches Iraq from Iranian ports, and how Iraq's exports reach world markets: border crossings, modes, documents and practical notes.
أهلاً وسهلاً بكم · بەخێربێن
أيها الأصدقاء الأعزاء، يسعدنا أن نرافق بضائعكم من موانئ الخليج الفارسي إلى بغداد والبصرة وأربيل.
Dear friends, we are glad to carry your cargo from the ports of the Persian Gulf to Baghdad, Basra and Erbil.
Border crossingsMehran (customs guide, FA), Shalamcheh, Chazabeh, Bashmagh (customs guide, FA), Tamarchin (Piranshahr)
ModesRoad
From Iranian portsImam Khomeini, Bandar Abbas
Main citiesBaghdad, Basra, Karbala, Najaf, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah
Main routes
Imam Khomeini → Ahvaz → Shalamcheh → BasraShortest route to southern Iraq.
Imam Khomeini → Andimeshk → Mehran → BaghdadMain route to Baghdad and central Iraq.
Kermanshah → Sanandaj → Bashmagh → SulaymaniyahFor the Kurdistan Region; Tamarchin for Erbil.
Trade in both directions
Imports to Iraq through IranBuilding materials, food, fruit and vegetables, household and consumer goods
Exports from Iraq through Iranian portsDates, agricultural goods
Documents and practical notes
- Plan the border and documents separately for the Kurdistan Region and federal Iraq.
- At some crossings cargo is transloaded to Iraqi trucks at the border; ask about its cost and time before shipping.
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Main roadRailway (dotted: under construction)Sea routePortBorder crossingSchematic; borders from Natural Earth