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Iran: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Iran-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade0
Restricted0
Blocked4

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilBLOCKED
Not tradeable by private partiesIranian crude is subject to comprehensive US primary sanctions (CISADA, ITRSHRA, IFCA) and EU extraterritorial measures (Council Decision 2010/413, Regulation 267/2012). NIOC, NITC, IRGC affiliates are OFAC SDNs. HARD STOP.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)BLOCKED
Not tradeable by private partiesRefined-product imports/exports subject to same sanctions framework. JCPOA-era carve-outs lapsed after US withdrawal (May 2018) and have not been broadly restored. HARD STOP.
LPGBLOCKED
Not tradeable by private partiesComprehensive sanctions apply. HARD STOP.
gasBLOCKED
Not tradeable by private partiesSouth Pars / Pars LNG export ambitions blocked by sanctions. HARD STOP.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Iran?
Iranian crude is subject to comprehensive US primary sanctions (CISADA, ITRSHRA, IFCA) and EU extraterritorial measures (Council Decision 2010/413, Regulation 267/2012). NIOC, NITC, IRGC affiliates are OFAC SDNs. HARD STOP.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Iran?
Refined-product imports/exports subject to same sanctions framework. JCPOA-era carve-outs lapsed after US withdrawal (May 2018) and have not been broadly restored. HARD STOP.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Iran regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Iran are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Iran? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Iran

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

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Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.