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Iran imports over $5b worth of wheat, oil

Iran imported $5.226 billion worth of wheat and raw edible oil during the year to March 20, the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) announced.

Brazil FM discusses purchasing Iran fertilizer with US secretary of state

Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Franca said that he has discussed purchasing fertilizers from Iran with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Iran to lift auto imports ban

Iranian Industry, Mine and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin announced a decision for lifting the ban on car imports as of late May.

Rising demand may cause Iran to resume gasoline imports: Report

Demand for gasoline in Iran is expected to reach record levels as a report warns that the country may be forced to resume imports more than a decade after it reached self-sufficiency in production of the fuel.

Iran’s monthly cellphone imports decrease

Iran's imports of mobile phones decreased 6.2 percent in month to December 21, 2021, compared to corresponding figure for the month to November 21, 2021.

Mobile phone high on Iran’s imports list

Mobile phone shipments accounted for a major part of Iran’s imports this Iranian year as they came top on the list of the country’s imports in March-November.

Iran cuts sugar imports by 12% amid rise in domestic output

Iran cut sugar imports by 12% in the eight months to late November amid a major rise in domestic output, says an official in the country’s Government Trading Corporation (GTC).

Iran’s seven-month imports of cellphone rise 20%

Iran's imports of mobile phones increased 20 percent in the seven months to October 22, compared to the last year’s corresponding figure.

Iran’s wheat imports at record levels amid drought

The Government Trading Corporation (GTC) of Iran said wheat imports into the country would reach record levels in the Iranian year to March amid a sharp fall in domestic crop which has been caused by drought as well as by price issues.

Iran’s rice imports up by 33% in volume in six months: IRICA

The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) figures showed that rice imports into the country rose by nearly a third in terms of volume in the six months to September 22, amid attempts by the government to control rising prices of the domestically grown rice.

Iran imposes outright ban on home appliances imports

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi ordered ministries of trade and finance to introduce an outright ban on home appliances imports into the country after the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned that such shipments could paralyze local manufacturers.

Iranian traders urge lifting of seasonal ban on rice imports

Traders are urging the Iranian government to lift a seasonal ban on rice imports amid a reported shortage that has caused prices of the domestic rice crop to soar.

Iran to import 60m COVID jab doses by end of October: IRCS

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Iran expected to cut sugar imports with increased domestic production

An official at the Iranian Agriculture Ministry said domestic output of sugar would be enough to meet some 70% of the country’s demand for the produce in fiscal year to March 2020.

Value of cellphones imported by Iran in five months up 85%

Iran’s imports of mobile phones rose by 85% in value terms the five months to August 22 compared to the similar period last year as shipments accounted for nearly 10% of the country’s total imports over the period.