Iran Imports over 30 Tons of Gold Ingots in 5-Month Period: IRICA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran imported more than 30 tons of gold ingots in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024), an official said.
Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mohammad Rezvanifar stated that 30.633 tons of gold ingots, valued at $1.6 billion, were imported into the country from March 21 to August 22, 2024.
In this period, 96 percent of the gold ingots were imported into the country via the customs office of the Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA).
The customs offices of Bashmaq, Tabriz, Mashhad, Isfahan Airport, Piranshahr and Yazd were among the other customs offices that imported the gold ingots between March 21 to August 22, 2024, he added.
The deputy minister of economy pointed out that 4.233 tons of gold ingots, valued at $274 million, had been imported into the country in the five months of the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21 to August 22, 2023), IRIB reported.