Import Restrictions Further Eased for Border Areas in Iran

With the ratification of the Iranian Cabinet on Feb. 6, the ban on importing 100 types of commodities included in the so-called Group IV was lifted. 
Last June, the import of 1,339 commodities categorized as “non-essential goods with domestic counterparts”, i.e. Group IV, was banned by the government to save foreign currency and support domestic products. 
Last month, 47 commodities were removed from the list of banned imports and residents of border towns were given the green light to legally bring in previously banned goods, such as essential commodities like rice (30 kg per person annually), sugar (15 kilograms per person annually), tea (1 kg per person annually), vegetable oil (10 kg per person annually), paper (7 kg per person annually), coffee and oilseeds.