The National Import and Export Committee issued a decision banning the import of certain agricultural and animal products to support local production.
The decision, published by the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports and Customs today, Monday, April 27, through its official accounts, included a ban on importing table eggs and chicken in all forms, fresh, frozen, and their parts. It also set timeframes for banning the import of various fruits and vegetables, based on schedules that accounted for peak local production seasons.
Products Banned From Import
For vegetables, the Import and Export Committee banned imports of potatoes, onions, garlic, zucchini, cucumbers, and Armenian cucumbers from the beginning of May until the end of October 2026. The ban on tomatoes, eggplants, green peppers, watermelons, and melons will begin at the start of June and continue until October.
For fruits, according to the decision, the ban will apply to apricots, plums, cherries, and peaches from the beginning of June until the end of August. At the beginning of August, it will expand to include red peppers, figs, grapes, apples, and pears until the end of October.
Pomegranate imports will be banned from September 1 until the end of December 2026.
The decision did not specify the duration of the import ban on table eggs and chicken in all forms.
The decision assigned the relevant bodies in the General Customs Administration to take all necessary measures to implement the ban, including refusing to accept or register any customs declaration containing the banned items, and taking legal action against violations. The decision takes effect from the date of its issuance.
Previous Import Ban
The National Import and Export Committee had issued a decision suspending permission to import a number of agricultural products during December 2025.
The agricultural products whose imports were suspended at the time included potatoes, lemons, citrus fruits, pomegranates, persimmons, apples, dried figs, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, tomatoes, peanuts, eggplants, peppers, olives, and olive oil.
The decision also included suspending imports of eggs and live, fresh, and chilled chicken and their parts.
According to what the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports published on its Facebook page at the time, on December 2, 2025, the decision came based on the prepared agricultural calendar, as part of monitoring local market conditions and protecting local products.
On July 28, 2025, the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports issued a decision banning the import of a number of agricultural products and chicken, within the framework of supporting local production and protecting the national agricultural sector. The decision aimed to strengthen self-sufficiency, enable local producers to market their crops, and ensure price stability in domestic markets.
The agricultural products covered by the import suspension decision at the time included tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, zucchini, eggplants, peppers, apples, grapes, plums, peaches, cherries, pears, watermelons, melons, figs, dried figs, and garlic, in addition to eggs and live and fresh chicken.
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