BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22. The transit of products through Iran increased by 58.5 percent during 4 months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through July 21, 2024) compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through July 22, 2023), Iran's Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance and Director General of Customs Administration Mohammad Rezvanifar said, Trend reports.
According to him, 7.62 million tons of products have been transported through Iran during the past four months.
Rezvanifar noted that most of the transit was carried out through Parviz Khan customs in Kermanshah province, which is located in western Iran. Thus, about 2.17 million tons of products were transported through this customs office.
The official stated that the highest increase in transit was registered at Piranshahr customs (661 percent), Sarakh customs (286 percent), Parviz Khan customs (197 percent), and Bashmaq customs (111 percent) compared to the same period last year.
To note, Iran is located on several international transit routes (North-South International Corridor, East-West International Corridor). Nevertheless, the infrastructure on the trajectory of these routes passing through the country is not fully sufficient, the territory of Iran is not considered a reliable route for international freight companies, and international sanctions have been applied against this country. Therefore, international companies are not interested in transiting through Iran.
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