Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 11. Transit through
Iran has risen by 26 percent during the 11 months of the current
Iranian year (from March 20, 2024, through February 18, 2025),
compared to the same period last year (from March 21, 2023, through
February 19, 2024), Foroud Asgari, the head of the Customs
Administration of Iran (IRICA), told reporters, Trend reports.
He noted that during this period, 20.3 million tons of goods
were transited through Iran.
Asgari further explained that the primary transit routes include
the Shahid Rajaee Port with 5.3 million tons, the Parviz Khan
Customs with 4.6 million tons, and the Bashmaq Customs with 2.7
million tons of goods.
Iran is located on a number of 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 lacking, 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, international companies are
not interested in transit through Iran.
