EghtesadOnline: In order to “protect domestic production”, the Industries Ministry has proposed a new guideline on tire imports including higher tariffs.

EghtesadOnline: Spokesperson of Iran’s Tire Producers Association, Mostafa Tanha, said that despite the domestic capacities to meet local tire demand, cheap Chinese competition continues to undermine local companies.

EghtesadOnline: Iran imported 72,000 tons of tires worth $244 million this year (March 2016-17), registering a 9% decrease in terms of weight compared to last year, the chairman of Tire Industry Association of Iran said.