On November 8, the Islamic Republic announced a ban on over 70 types of foreign luxury goods. Iran Daily reported that the ban on imports could save the country $4 billion annually. Tehran’s foreign currency reserves are low due to international sanctions on its oil sales. Oil exports were down 1 million barrels per day in October, according to the International Energy Agency. Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Commerce Hamid Safdel, said that some items like mobile phones and computers could be removed from the list if similar goods are not produced domestically. The following is the list of banned categories of goods published by Iranian media.
1. Appliances
2. Clothing
3. Toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, dental floss, tooth cleaning, etc)
4. All agriculture-related goods
5. Cars
7. Chandeliers
9. Furniture
10. Kitchen appliances
11. Kitchen utensils
12. Compact fluorescent lamps
13. Water coolers
14. Types of fish other than tuna
15. Types of flowers
16. Fruit juices and soft drinks
17. Spice packages
18. Cocoa, coffee, cocoa powder, chocolate, sweets
19. Jams, jellies and marmalade
20. Some petroleum gases
21. Face and hair cosmetics
22. Waxes
23. Candles and matches
24. Household insecticides
25. Tubs
26. Lavatories
27. Dishwashers
28. Plastic products
29. Clothing Accessories
30. Tanned hides and skins
31. Suitcases
32. Woodworking and wood products
33. Crafts
34. Handcrafts
35. Blankets and rugs
36. Types of wallpaper and toilet paper
37. Types of Stationery
38. Carpet and flooring made from oil
39. Half Coats and overcoats
40. Shoe
41. Umbrella
42. Cut stones
43. Some building materials (brick, tile, mosaic)
44. Variety of statues
45. Jewelry and ornaments
46. Carpentry
47. Stove and oven
48. Radiator
49. Hand tools (pliers, narrow tail, wrenches)
50. Copper artifacts
51. Archive shelving
52. Phones
53. Motorcycles
54. Bicycles
55. Recreational boats
56. Wristwatches
57. Music accessories
58. Lights and lighting
59. Toy
60. Lighters and pipe
61. Painting
62. Sauces
63. Pipes and hoses
64. Polymeric materials
65. Protective health products (like masks)
66. Coated/rubber materials
67. Fiber board
68. Cotton waste material
69. Aluminum products
70. Calculators
71. Batteries
72. Platinum
73. Car Batteries
74. Microphone and speaker
75. Disks and CDs
76. Mobile phones
77. Personal computers and performance parts/software