Iranian saffron in Europe to Afghans!
Because of the toll of saffron exports, this product is smuggled out of the country and in Afghanistan as Afghan saffron is packaged and exported to Europe.
Gholam Reza Miri – Deputy Chairman of the National Council of saffron – in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency Economy (ISNA) Khorasan region, said the removal of saffron export duties, export the product at least 25 percent.
He pointed out that the removal of export duty on export of saffron in the interest of the country, said that now the country is in dire need of foreign exchange to import and export of non-oil saffron as a product of high value.
Miri said in recent years, according to the material that was used in the commission of an approved export of packaged saffron weighing over 30 grams, five percent of complications is received.
He added that the second paragraph of the resolution is to Saffron packed Export under 10 grams should be paid a bonus of up to 12% during the four years of the first paragraph of the resolution was implemented but it had no running second paragraph.
Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly with the saffron crocus that 10 to 20 percent of production is in the kitchen and the rest of the industry, he said, since the plant saffron consumption is high and the product they buy in bulk purchase for their warm saffron Briefing not so this limitation has caused our customers to suppliers such as Afghanistan, China, Morocco and be absorbed.
Miri limitations such as the lack of competition created thereby incurring saffron exporters, he said: This product is smuggled out of the country and in Afghanistan as Afghan saffron is packaged and exported to Europe.
He expressed hope that with the removal of these constraints, we can position our country in the world to protect our saffron.
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