A report by VOA Persian states that the cost of shipping goods to Iran has multiplied by 4 to 7 times due to naval restrictions, trade route shifts, and capacity shortages. Iranian trade officials cited in the report say a container from China that previously cost $3,000 now costs up to $12,000 via land and $9,500 by rail. A Bushehr Chamber of Commerce representative noted that Oman has failed to replace the UAE as a trade route, and in some cases transport costs have jumped 600%, though some improvement has been seen in the past month.
According to a report by VOA Persian, the cost of transporting goods to Iran has surged by 400% to 700% as a result of the ongoing naval blockade and the consequent shift to land and rail routes. The report cites Ali Emami, a senior official in Iran's trade organization, who told the Donya-e Eqtesad newspaper that a container from China that used to cost $3,000 now costs approximately $12,000 overland and $9,500 by rail. A representative of the Bushehr Chamber of Commerce added that Oman has not managed to replace the UAE as a trade hub, and in some cases transport costs have risen by 600%. He noted some improvement in the past month with exports and imports via the UAE and Qatar, but costs remain 2 to 2.5 times normal.
The report follows previous acknowledgments by Iranian officials of the economic strain caused by the maritime blockade. As The Zioneer reported in June, Iran's Industry Minister admitted that the blockade has shifted goods transport from sea to land, raising costs and increasing price pressure on Iranian citizens. The new figures provide a more detailed picture of the scale of the impact on Iran's trade and economy.
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