Iraq Customs Projects $3.05 Billion Revenues by Year-End Powered by ASYCUDA Automation

Iraq’s Director General of the General Customs Authority, Thamer Qasim, projected that national customs revenues will hit 4 trillion IQD (approx. $3.05 billion) by the end of 2026, boosted by the full automation of border checkpoints.

Speaking to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Qasim highlighted that adopting the internationally recognized ASYCUDA system—used in over 100 countries—has successfully phased out paper-based processes, accelerated customs clearance, and driven a historic surge in revenue collection.

Qasim noted that while ASYCUDA covers all federal border crossings, negotiations are ongoing between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to unify fiscal policies and deploy the system across regional checkpoints by year-end to address informal trade routes.

According to official figures, customs revenues surged from $610.6 million (800 billion IQD) in 2022 to $763.3 million (1 trillion IQD) in 2023. Following ASYCUDA's mid-2024 rollout, figures climbed to $1.5 billion (2 trillion IQD) and reached $1.9 billion (2.6 trillion IQD) in 2025.

By July 2026, collected revenues had already surpassed the entire previous year's total. The Authority expects revenues to reach $2.3 billion (3 trillion IQD) by the end of September before touching the 4-trillion-dinar target by the close of the year.