Foreign Transit via Iran Up 29% in 10 Months: IRICA Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said foreign transit of goods via Iranian land in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2023) registered a 29% hike compared to the same period last year.
Mohammad Rezvanifar said 14.2 million tons of goods were transited via Iran’s land from March 21, 2023, to January 22, 2024.
The volume of the goods transited via Iran in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year showed a 29% hike compared to last year’s corresponding period, he stated.
The deputy economy minister further noted that the Shahid Rajaei Special Economic Zone and the Parvizkhan and Bashmaq borders accounted for the maximum volume of goods transited via Iran, IRNA reported.
According to him, 4.2 million tons of foreign goods were transited from the customs office of Shahid Rajaei Special Economic Zone, three million tons from Parvizkhan Customs and 1.5 million tons from Bashmaq Customs.