Iran–China Chamber of Commerce Head Says Cost of Shipping One Container from China to Iran Has Risen from Three Thousand to Twelve Thousand Dollars

The head of the Iran–China Chamber of Commerce says the cost of delivering one container from China to Iran has risen from about three thousand dollars to twelve thousand dollars, which is four times.

With disruptions to the southern port routes, goods are now reaching Iran via longer routes, from Central Asia to Pakistan and Turkey.

The added transport cost is now clearly affecting the prices of goods. But how does the extra cost people pay show up—and into whose pockets does it go?

Mehdi Baghi, a member of the editorial staff of Iran International, examines this issue in “Peivast.”