Smuggling in Iran

Iran’s apparel market is worth $9 billion, according to the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.

While domestic production can meet the market demand for brake pads, currently imported and smuggled parts constitute 30-40% of the domestic market, said secretary of Iran's Brake and Clutch…

Smuggling of three groups of goods, namely car spare parts, home appliances and cigarettes, into Iran is worth $7 billion per year, according to deputy industries minister, Mohammad Mehdi…

Due to a lack of authorized car tire import, the smuggling of tires is rampant, according to the secretary of Iran Tire Importers Association. “If the government were to modify the current…

Automotive spare parts topped the list of smuggled goods in the fiscal 2021-22 (ended March 20), according to Spokesman of Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Exchange Hamid…

Goods smuggled in and out of Iran annually amount to $17-18 billion, according to the head of the Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Currencies.

The Majlis has passed amendments to rules that government uses to curb forex smuggling, further restricting conditions for trading and holding foreign currencies. The new legislation is an…

Garment manufacturers are grappling with recession due to smuggling, shortage of raw materials, sharp decline in purchasing power and lower consumption due to the outbreak of Covid-19.  

Iran’s date palms are being smuggled from the country’s southern provinces, Bushehr in particular, to the littoral states of the Persian Gulf, according to the head of the National Association…

Most of the walnuts in Iran’s domestic markets are smuggled from the US, Chile and Bulgaria, the secretary of the Union of Food Wholesalers said.

A truckload of drugs and medical equipment has been seized by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration at Lotfabad Customs Terminal located in Khorasan Razavi Province before being…

The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration prevented the smuggling of statues filled with heroin to Europe.

Iran’s polymer industries have a production capacity of 20 million tons, of which close to 15 million tons (around 75%) are not being used, which has had negative effects on Iran’s export…

Anti-Smuggling Department of Iran Prosecutor-General’s Office has declared that confiscated smuggled cigarettes and clothes must be torched. 

A total of 58.7 billion cigarettes were produced in Iran in the last Iranian year (March 2020-21), registering a 7.1% growth compared with the year before. Cigarette exports stood at 357…

Cigarette smuggling decreased by 22.1% during the 11 months to Feb. 18.  A total of 7.46 billion cigarettes were smuggled into the country during the period under review compared with 9.58…

Outbound smuggling via eastern and western borders is to blame for the increase in prices of cooking oil, says Qasemali Hassani, secretary of the Union of Food Wholesalers. 

A total of 7.77 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the eight months to Nov. 20, indicating a 4.8% decrease compared with the corresponding period of last year. According to an…

Field reports show facemasks from China are being smuggled into Iran via ports of entry such as Bandar Genaveh in the southern province of Bushehr and sold on social media like Telegram channels…

Iran’s domestic demand for textile stands at 600,000 tons per year, while annual local production amounts to 440,000 tons and the rest has to be imported, according to the director general of…

A total of 6.24 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the first quarter of the current year (March 20-June 20), indicating a 78.3% increase compared with the corresponding period of…

A total of 6.07 billion cigarettes were produced in the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20), indicating a 27.9% decline compared with the year before. 

All home appliances in the Iranian marker should henceforth carry a printed identification number, otherwise they will be deemed contraband and their producers or sellers will be subjected to…

The conclusion of Majlis Economic Commission’s probe into government policies and performance in its fight against smuggling was read by Hassan Hosseini Shahroudi, the spokesperson of the…

Lawmakers on Sunday voted in favor of modifying laws related to currency and goods smuggling, increasing fines and penalties for those who smuggle foreign currency to and from Iran.