Contraband
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Contraband Worth Over $320m Seized Last Year
EghtesadOnline: About 54 trillion rials ($329 million) worth of contraband goods were confiscated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration and other organizations fighting smuggling,…
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$5.6m Worth of Contraband Destroyed in 10 Months
EghtesadOnline: A total of 13,000 tons of contraband worth 800 billion rials ($5.63 million) were destroyed in the 10 months to Jan. 20, according to the deputy head of the Organization for Collection…
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66% Share of Contraband in $3.3b Home Appliance Market
EghtesadOnline: Iranian home appliance market had a turnover of $3.3 billion in the last fiscal year (March 2018-19), the head of Home Appliance Sellers and Producers Union said.
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Iran: Contraband Worth $2.8m Seized in One Month
EghtesadOnline: A total of 327 billion rials ($2.8 million) worth of contraband were confiscated by the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization and inspectors of the industries, mining…
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Iran Seizes 73% More Contraband in 2018-19
EghtesadOnline: Close to 74.3 trillion rials ($526 million) worth of smuggled goods were confiscated in the last Iranian year (March 2018-19), which shows a 73.1% surge in the value of seizures…
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Home Appliances Top Iran's List of Contraband Confiscated in Month to Sept. 22
EghtesadOnline: Home appliances topped the list of confiscated commodities in the sixth month of the current Iranian year (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22).
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Iran Records Significant Rise in Contraband Seizures
EghtesadOnline: Close to 33.15 trillion rials ($245.55 million) worth of contraband goods were confiscated during the five months to Aug. 22, showing a 123% surge compared with the similar period…
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Iranian Government Tries to Make Contraband Less Tempting
EghtesadOnline: Contraband worth 600 billion rials ($16.8 million) was confiscated during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20, June 20), an 80% rise compared to the same…