Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq's imports of tobacco and nicotine products fell sharplyin 2025, dropping to $292.1 million from $1.56 billion a year earlier,according to data from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
The country imported $1.18 billion worth of tobacco productsin 2021, rising to $1.54 billion in 2022 before easing to $1.27 billion in2023. Imports rebounded to $1.56 billion in 2024, then fell by more than 81% in2025.
Cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products accounted forthe largest share of imports, totaling $141.8 million in 2025, compared with$1.18 billion in 2024. Imports of manufactured tobacco and tobacco substitutesreached $117.6 million, down from $281.7 million a year earlier.
Meanwhile, imports of unmanufactured tobacco and tobaccowaste stood at $16.7 million, while products containing tobacco or nicotine andtheir substitutes, including electronic smoking products, totaled approximately$16 million in 2025.
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