TEHRAN (Iran News) 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.
- source : tasnim