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Visual specification of Iraq highlighting Cereals, Machinery & mechanical appliances, Articles of iron or steel, PlasticsIRAQIQ · MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRIAL HUBPOPULATION44.50MTO ISTANBUL—SEA GATEWAYPort of Umm QasrAIR GATEWAY— · BAGHDAD INTERNA…CEREALSMACHINERY & MECHANICAL APPLIANCESARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL · PLASTICSVEHICLESCERTIFICATION BASELINEGCA · COSQC2 BN USD ANNUAL EXPORTTRADE ISTANBUL HUB · PROVINCE PASSPORT SERIES · IQISTANBULIRAQN33.223°N 43.679°E
TURKEY ORIGIN
KOCAELI / İZMİR
IRAQ DESTINATION
PORT OF UMM QASR
44.5M
Population
$250B
GDP
$1.50B
BR → TR Trade
$12.80B
TR → BR Trade
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About the Corridor

The bilateral trade corridor between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Iraq stands as one of the most critical economic arteries in the Middle East. Total annual bilateral trade volume consistently hovers between fourteen and fifteen billion United States Dollars, with Turkey maintaining a massive trade surplus. Turkish exports to Iraq exceed 12.80 billion United States Dollars annually, driven by high demand for processed foods, construction materials, textile garments, furniture, and mechanical appliances. Iraqi exports to Turkey are overwhelmingly dominated by crude oil, petroleum products, and scrap metal, reaching approximately 1.50 billion United States Dollars. Iraqi import demand presents extensive structural opportunities for Turkish industrial hubs. Specialized manufacturing facilities in Mardin supply commercial wheat flour, refined sunflower oil, pasta, Portland cement, and heavy logistics services, while logistics and manufacturing complexes in Şırnak provide border transshipment hubs, building materials, structural steel, and freight consolidation. Concurrently, industrial centers in Gaziantep supply consumer goods, synthetic carpets, and food processing equipment, while chemical plants in Kocaeli export polymers and electrical power distribution transformers. Concurrently, the upcoming Development Road Project, a mega-infrastructure rail and highway network originating from Southern Iraq, is set to integrate Iraqi transit logistics directly into the Turkish logistical backbone through border gateways, positioning Iraq as a key transit bridge between the Arabian Gulf and Europe. Logistically, overland transport dominates bilateral trade flows. Over eighty-five percent of cargo passes through the Habur-Ibrahim Khalil land border terminal via heavy-goods-vehicle fleets. Transit lead times from industrial hubs in Southeastern Turkey to Erbil range between twenty-four and forty-eight hours, whereas haulage to Baghdad or Basra requires three to five days due to domestic security checkpoints and customs clearances. Maritimately, Turkish goods enter Southern Iraq via feedered container shipments originating from the Port of Mersin or the Port of Iskenderun, routed to Umm Qasr Port in fourteen to eighteen days. Foreign trade operates under import licensing regimes. Customs tariffs range from zero to thirty percent, while foreign exchange operations move through official electronic platforms enforced by the Central Bank of Iraq to guarantee complete capital traceability under central bank regulations.

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