Is saffron import legal?
The vice president of the Saffron National Council said that the release of the import of saffron in a country like Iran, which produces 92% of the world’s produce, has no justification.
Gholamreza Mirie said in an interview with the Tsensim correspondent in Holy Moshhad that the import of saffron to Iran was three reasons without justification, the most important of which is that Iran itself is the largest producer of saffron, and in other words, if we intend to import, we should The question answered, which country can we do?
He said: “With this volume of saffron production, there are about 400 tons annually for the cause of importing saffron, because a large part of our production is due to excess consumption.
The vice president of the Saffron National Council also said that saffron produced in all countries, such as Afghanistan, India or Spain, was more expensive than domestic saffron, and the price paid for import would be high for the importer, taking into account the tariffs added to the import. It is not economical.
“Indeed, this legal provision, if any, is the only justification for the emergency times that we may need to import saffron, otherwise there is no rational justification for importing saffron in the country that is the largest saffron producer in the world,” said Miri. .
He said: “In fact, despite the high domestic production, there is no justification for importing anything, and the merchant will not enter the field in the current situation.
source: tasnimnews /com
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