Doing business in Iraq

Explore opportunities to grow your footprint in Iraq with our help. Discover more about the trade relationship between the two countries, market facts, and other insights.

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Market overview

Top industries

Iraq is an attractive market for industries such as:

  • Agriculture and processed foods
  • Clean technologies
  • Consumer products
  • Defence and security
  • Education
  • Information and communications technologies
  • Infrastructure
  • Life sciences
  • Oil and gas

Relations and trade agreements

Tariffs, rules and regulations

Understanding regulations and policies relevant to your export market is crucial for success.

Contacts

Contacts in Canada

Find out who to contact in Canada or internationally if you are a:

  • new or aspiring exporter
  • existing Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) clients, international companies, and global representatives
  • looking for general information

Additional Government of Canada resources:

Trade offices – Iraq

Office of the Embassy Of Canada to Iraq

Address
British Embassy Compound, International Zone,
Baghdad, Baghdad, 44001
Iraq

Telephone
+964 783 303 5357

Fax
N/A

Email
bghdd-td@international.gc.ca

Office hours
Sun-Wed: 08:30-16:30 (E.S.T +8) Thursday 08:30 – 14:00 (by appointment only)

Territories/responsibilities
Office Baghdad in Iraq: (Mr. Ali Aziz), Salah Al-Din, Diyala, Wasit, Babil, Karbala, Al-Qadisiyah, Misan, Thi Qar, Al-Najaf, Al-Muthanna, Al-Basrah, Al-Anbar. Office in Erbil : (Mr. Khader Sobyhat ), Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Erbil, Dohuk, Al-Sulaimaniya), Nineveh, Kirkuk

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