AreaIran (Islamic Republic of)

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date03/11/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport restrictions

DescriptionAccording to official statements to the press, following the completion of harvesting activities, restrictions on rice imports had been lifted, with the state agency having already launched a tender to purchase rice from abroad. Subsequent statements by authorities, however, asserted that no import authorisation had yet been issued.