Due to customs tariffs, Iraqi merchants’ association calls for a general market closure starting February 8th.
Due to customs tariffs, Iraqi merchants’ association calls for a general market closure starting February 8th.
2-6-2026
Information/Baghdad..
The Iraqi Traders Association announced on Friday its call for a general closure of all commercial markets throughout the country, starting on Sunday, February 8, and continuing until further notice.
The group stated in a statement received by Al-Maalomah Agency that “this step comes in protest against the new customs fees, in addition to demanding the immediate removal of the containers that are piling up in the port of Umm Qasr.”
He emphasized that “the closure aims to exert pressure to achieve the legitimate demands of the merchants and protect the interests of the commercial sector,” calling on “all merchants and market owners to adhere to this call to ensure its success.”
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