Iran Imports over 12,000 Passenger Cars in 3 Months: IRICA Chief


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said more than 12,000 brand-new passenger cars were imported into the customs campuses of the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 to June 10, 2024).

Offering the latest report on the situation of import of passenger cars into the country, Mohammad Rezvanifar said a total of 12,704 passenger cars have so far been imported into the country’s customs this year.

He went on to say that 4,015 of the passenger cars have been cleared and imported into the customs offices of the country.

Rezvanifar put the value of the cars imported into the country at $88 million.

The deputy minister of economy added that 11,122 passenger cars, valued at $218 million, were imported into the country in the past Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023, to March 19, 2024).