Regulatory
Tunisia — oil import rules
3 product categories open to private trade, 0 restricted, 0 blocked. These are the same rules the OilFlow matching engine uses when screening listings destined for Tunisia.
Product-by-product
- Crude oil
- Allowed for private tradeModest production (~30 kbd). ETAP partner with foreign IOCs.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)
- Allowed for private tradeSTIR Bizerte refinery.
- LPG
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Tunisia?
- Modest production (~30 kbd). ETAP partner with foreign IOCs.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Tunisia?
- STIR Bizerte refinery.
- Does OilFlow screen listings against Tunisia regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page drives the matching engine — buyer-side listings that can't legally clear in Tunisia are rejected before they reach a seller.