BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. The transit through Iran has increased by 42 percent during seven months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through October 21, 2024) compared to the same period of the last year (from March 21 through October 22, 2023).
The data obtained by Trend from the country's Customs Administration shows that more than 13.2 million tons of cargo were transported via Iran during seven months.
A total of 3.5 million tons of cargo were transported through the customs of Iran's Shahid Rajaee port, 3.3 million tons through Parviz Khan customs, and 1.8 million tons through Bashmaq customs during the mentioned period.
The next in line for cargo transit through Iran are Sarakh, Bazargan, Piranshehra, Bilehsavar, Astara, Jolfa, and Lotfabad customs.
Of these 10 mentioned customs houses, cargo transit was predominantly carried out through Sarakhs customs (184 percent compared to the same period last year), Parviz Khan customs (85.4 percent compared to the same period last year), and Bashmaq customs (84.9 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 imposed against this country. On this basis, international companies are not interested in transit through Iran.