Packaging & Label Design for Brands in Iran

Iran's domestic market of approximately 88 million people in Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Shiraz operates under a distinct compliance environment: Farsi/Persian-script labels are mandatory on all consumer products, alcohol references are prohibited from packaging, and Halal conformity is assumed rather than certified for domestic trade. The Islamic Republic's export economy is defined by saffron (Iran produces approximately 85–90% of world supply, though the value of formal exports has fallen sharply in recent years due to smuggling, grey-market re-export via third countries, and US sanctions that restrict payment channels and banking access), pistachios (a multi-billion-dollar export commodity), and petroleum and petrochemicals. International sanctions imposed by the US, EU, and UN significantly restrict access to global payment systems (SWIFT exclusion since 2018), complicate supply chain logistics for imported packaging materials and design services, and create compliance obligations for any non-Iranian company providing services to Iranian entities.