One-Third of Caviar Exports From Iran via Suitcase Trade

Iran exported 5.5 tons of caviar in the fiscal 2021-22, around 3.77 tons of which passed through the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration and the rest (around a third) was transported via suitcase trade by passengers, according to an official with Iran Fisheries Organization.
“We produced more than 10 tons of caviar last year and the figure is estimated to rise to 16 tons this year. We have also set the goal of increasing caviar production to 20 tons by the fiscal 2023-24,” Nasser Karami Rad was also quoted as saying by ILNA.
He noted that since sturgeon harvest from the Caspian Sea has been banned for more than a decade, the fish is produced in aquatic farms across the country.