Iran’s finance ministry denies it eased a ban on home appliance imports that was enacted in 2018.

Customs figures show basic goods imports into Iran dropped by 29% y/y in the six months to September.

Iran imports over $583 mln worth of rice from India in the April-August period.

Iran’s mobile phone imports dropped by nearly a fifth in April-June compared to same period last year.

Iran’s imports of wheat reached 1.733 million tons in the three months to late June.

Iran’s customs figures point to a trade surplus of $401 million for the two months to May 21.

A businessman says Iran has used blocked funds in Iraq to increase its imports of basic goods.

A report shows Iran’s trade ministry has banned the imports of Apple phones into the country.

Iran will increase cooking oil imports by 200,000 tons in the short term to prevent any shortages.

The lingering challenge posed by the Ukraine crisis to the global food market has prompted many countries around the world to work through contingency plans to maintain food security to the point of supporting smuggling.