Area
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
03/11/2015
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import restrictions
Description
According 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.
