EghtesadOnline: Suitcase imports of cellphones have been pushed to new high in Iran by a hodgepodge of state policies, in addition to the reimposition of harsh US sanctions against Tehran, in the past few months.

EghtesadOnline: T he implementation of the Mobile Phone Registry Scheme, in line with e-governance policies, as well as a means to curb the smuggling of cellphones, has generated three times the previous amount in state revenues by customs duties and taxes levied on mobile phone imports.