BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 5. Passenger car imports to Iran have risen by 25 percent over the past year compared to the previous period, Hamed Ameli, Deputy Minister for Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade, told reporters, Trend reports.
In his statement, Ameli said that more than 60,000 passenger cars were imported into the country last year.
Amoli noted that the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade has submitted a tariff schedule for passenger car imports to the country’s customs authorities. He added that applying a 20 percent tariff is expected to help normalize prices in the domestic car market.
The deputy minister emphasized that following a 13-year hiatus,
the influx of passenger vehicles with an engine displacement
exceeding 2,500 CC could play a pivotal role in price stabilization
within the Iranian automotive sector.
The data from the Iranian Customs Administration indicates that the
nation has engaged in the importation of approximately 19,600
passenger vehicles, with a total valuation of $432 million, during
the initial quintet of months of the ongoing Iranian fiscal year,
spanning from March 21 to August 22, 2025.
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