Monthly Foreign Freight Transit Hits Record 1.1m Tons: IRICA

The monthly volume of foreign freight transit through Iran has registered a record.
According to Rouhollah Latifi, spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, a total of 1.15 million tons of foreign goods were transited through Iran during the eighth month of the current fiscal year (Oct. 23-Nov. 21), IRNA reported.
Noting that the volume of foreign freight transit hit 8.1 million tons during the eight months to Nov. 21 (since the beginning of the current Iranian year), the official said the figure stood at 7.5 million tons in both the fiscal 2019-20 and 2020-21.
According to Mehdi Misashrafi, the head of IRICA, the 8.1 million-ton figure shows an 80% year-on-year rise.