BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 5. Transit through Iran in the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2024 through March 20, 2025) is expected to increase by 33 percent compared to the previous year (from March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024), Javad Hedayati, the director-general of the Transit Office of Iran’s Road and Transport Organization, told reporters, Trend reports.
According to Hedayati, transit through Iran is projected to reach 20 million tons this year, up from approximately 15 million tons last year.
The official also added that during the first ten months of the current Iranian year (from March 20, 2024 through January 19, 2025), Iran handled the transit of 17.5 million tons of cargo.
Currently, there are around 1,870 companies involved in transit and international cargo transport across Iran, operating vehicles that range from Mongolia to countries in the CIS, Europe, and beyond, including Portugal, France, and Germany.
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 fully insufficient, the territory of Iran is not considered a safe route for international freight companies, and international sanctions have been imposed against this country. Based on this, global companies are not interested in transit through Iran.