20% of packaged saffron in the world is distributed under the name of Iran
Regarding saffron smuggling, Gholamreza Miri said: The problems of saffron exporters are like other exporters. The only difference is due to the small volume of saffron, which is easily smuggled.
The head of the Khorasan Razavi Saffron Exporters Union added:
Our saffron is sold below customs price. He said the base customs rate is $ 1,450, while it sells for between $ 500 and $ 1,000, which means it sells for $ 750, and we owe $ 700 to the central bank. So we owe $ 700 to the central bank. This is a big problem that is not within the power of the exporter.
He considered another problem as the currency obtained from exports and added: We can not import currency to Iran and exports are done in Rials. As a result, we do not receive currency that enters the Nima system.
Miri added in the end: If we want to change the Rial into dollars and enter it into the Nima system, the changes will be calculated at the daily rate, ie every dollar will cost the exporter 5,000 to 6,000 Tomans, and because of this loss, the issuer will Does not take risks.
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