# Iran authorizes duty-free imports of 4.5m tons of wheat, barley from Eurasia

> Iran authorized duty-free imports for 2026 of 3 million tonnes of wheat and 1.5 million tonnes of barley from Eurasian Economic Union members. The wheat quota includes 2.25 million tonnes from Russia, 700,000 tonnes from Kazakhstan and 50,000 tonnes from Belarus; the tariff exemption applies on a first-come, first-served basis.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T18:05:50.347Z
- Category: trade · region Iran · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87724-iran-authorizes-duty-free-imports-of-4-5m-tons-of-wheat-barley-from-eurasia
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The tariff waiver may encourage Iranian buyers to source more grain from Eurasian suppliers, supporting regional export demand while increasing competition for other suppliers. The additional import access is modestly supportive for wheat and barley prices in supplying countries.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-23 | [India plans to reduce wheat import duty from July in a bid to cool prices \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29728-india-plans-to-reduce-wheat-import-duty-from-july-in-a-bid-to-cool-prices-mint.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [Tunisia buys 100 thsd tons each of wheat and feed barley in tender](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2034-tunisia-buys-100-thsd-tons-each-of-wheat-and-feed-barley-in-tender.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-14 | [India allows exports of wheat flour processed from imported grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39079-india-allows-exports-of-wheat-flour-processed-from-imported-grain.md) | +3.7% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-10 | [Wheat exports down, China hungry for Australian barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31616-wheat-exports-down-china-hungry-for-australian-barley.md) | -4.8% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-28 | [Wheat exports from Russia reach 170,000 tonnes weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14204-wheat-exports-from-russia-reach-170-000-tonnes-weekly.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- tehrantimes.com: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/531929/Iran-authorizes-duty-free-imports-of-4-5m-tons-of-wheat-barley

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