Middle East · IQ
Shipping label for Iraq
A generator that already knows how Iraq wants an address written. Fill in the recipient, print at 100 × 150 mm, and the locality lines come out in the order Iraqi Post expects.
How addresses are written in Iraq
Recipient name first, then the street line, then the locality. In Iraq the locality line reads: City then postal code, on the same line.
- Address layout
- City then postal code, on the same line.
- Postal code
- 10001
- Country line
- IRAQ
- Local script
- Arabic script
- Currency
- IQD
- Dialling code
- +964
- Customs status
- Outside the EU
Local addresses in Iraq are written in Arabic script. For an inbound international parcel, put the address in the Latin alphabet: the exporting post office has to read it to route the item, and the delivery office can read both. Adding the local-script version underneath does no harm and often helps the courier on the last leg.
Worked example: a parcel arriving in Baghdad
Sarah Whitfield 27 Weaver Street BAGHDAD 10001 IRAQ
The last line is the destination country in English capitals. It only appears on parcels crossing a border, and it is there so the exporting post office can sort the item without reading the local script.
Iraq uses postal codes. A valid one looks like 10001, the code for Baghdad.
The national postal operator is Iraqi Post.
Generate a label for Iraq
The destination is already set to Iraq. Change the sender country if you are shipping from somewhere else. The CN22 customs block appears on its own whenever the route needs one.
Shipment details
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Customs status
Iraq is outside the EU customs union, so every parcel arriving from abroad needs a customs declaration. Below roughly 300 SDR in value that is the CN22, printed on the label itself; above it, a CN23 on a separate sheet.
Sending to Iraq from abroad
Two things change once the parcel crosses a border. The last address line must read IRAQ in Latin capitals, and a customs declaration becomes mandatory. Below roughly 300 SDR in value that is the CN22, small enough to print on the label itself, and it is added as soon as your sender country is not Iraq. Above that threshold, or where the destination customs office asks for it, you need the larger CN23 on a separate sheet.
Sending inside Iraq
For a domestic parcel, drop the country line and skip the customs block entirely. The label keeps the sender block, the recipient block, weight, piece count and the reference barcode, which is all a courier or a pickup point needs to route it.
Straight answers · Iraq
What this does, and what it does not
Is this an official postal label for Iraq?
No, and no website can produce one. An official label from Iraqi Post or from a courier carries a tracking number issued against your account with them. This is an address and handling label: it puts the recipient in the right format, states the weight and pieces, and carries your own order reference as a barcode. Print it, tape it to the box, and add the carrier’s tracking label beside it at drop-off.
Which address format does Iraq use?
The locality line reads: City then postal code, on the same line. Labelbench applies that automatically the moment you pick Iraq as the destination, so you do not have to remember whether the postal code comes before or after the city.
Do I need a customs form for Iraq?
Only if the parcel starts in a different country. Domestic shipments inside Iraq need no customs paperwork. For inbound international parcels, a CN22 is required below roughly 300 SDR and is added to the label automatically; heavier or more valuable consignments need a CN23 on a separate sheet.
Does a parcel sent to Iraq need a customs form?
Iraq is outside the EU customs union, so every parcel arriving from abroad needs a customs declaration. Below roughly 300 SDR in value that is the CN22, printed on the label itself; above it, a CN23 on a separate sheet.
Can I write the address in Arabic script?
Local addresses in Iraq are written in Arabic script. For an inbound international parcel, put the address in the Latin alphabet: the exporting post office has to read it to route the item, and the delivery office can read both. Adding the local-script version underneath does no harm and often helps the courier on the last leg.