EghtesadOnline: Tariff on tobacco imports has increased from 5% to 15%.

EghtesadOnline: Turkey, with more than $42.35 million, was the biggest exporter of tobacco to Iran during the 11 months to Feb. 19.

EghtesadOnline: Iran will be self-sufficient in the production of tobacco in five years. This is what the designers of Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2017-22) have envisioned, but the plan seems unlikely to transpire given the sorry state of Iran’s tobacco industry.

EghtesadOnline: Around 20% of Iran’s demand for tobacco are domestically produced, the head of Tobacco Planning and Supervision Center said.

EghtesadOnline: Members of the Iranian Parliament approved on Saturday cigarette and tobacco tax rates, as part of the sixth five-year development plan (2016-21).