The Government Trading Corporation has imported a record high of 6.2 million tons of essential goods since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 21), the director general of GTC’s Foreign Trade Coordination Department said.
“The essential goods were imported through Iran’s southern and northern ports through 294 vessels, which also mark a record,” Masoud Raygan was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
He added that the import volume is expected to reach 10 million tons by the Iranian yearend (March 20, 2022).
Also known as necessity or basic goods, essential goods are products consumers will buy, regardless of changes in income levels.