Iran's cabinet allows basic goods to be imported through customs offices in all provinces

Iran's cabinet has approved a measure allowing basic goods to be imported through customs offices in provinces across the country, in addition to those in border provinces. The decision was reported on Saturday 1 August 2026 (10 Mordad 1405).

Under the previous rule, adopted on 22 November 2025 (1 Azar 1404), basic goods including rice, vegetable oil, pulses, red meat, barley, maize and oilseed meal could be imported on a no currency transfer basis only through border provinces, and then only with an order registration or statistical registration and after obtaining the required permits, including health, quarantine and standards approvals.

Widening the entry points for basic goods to customs offices in every province can shorten the clearance route for these items. The no currency transfer mechanism is a form of import in which foreign currency is not supplied from official sources and the importer brings the currency from their own resources.