Heavy tariffs of China and India for Iranian saffron
Ib, President of the Association of Saffron Producers and Exporters of South Khorasan, continued:
Another interesting point of saffron exports in recent years is that despite the fact that China and India are among the countries that export
the most agricultural products such as rice, nuts, tea, etc.
They are imposing very heavy tariffs on Iran for the import of Iranian saffron.
Hosseini said:
These heavy tariffs have caused the major exports of Iranian saffron to India and China to enter these countries through the UAE
and in the form of smuggling. On the one hand, the profits from these exports go to the Emirati exporters
and on the other hand Iran can Increasing international connections and interactions will pave the way for the export of Iranian saffron to these countries.
He said:
in the first 9 months of this year, about five tons of saffron was officially exported to India and China,
while the UAE, by importing about 50 tons of saffron, sends a large volume of this product to China and India as smuggled because
this The two countries have the highest consumption of saffron in the world.
This member of the National Saffron Council emphasized:
and Iran can directly export this valuable product to the countries requesting saffron, its foreign exchange earnings.
Increase the output of saffron several times.

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