MP: $8bn worth of registered goods so far been imported
Tehran (KNA) - Traders have registered import orders worth $35 billion on the website of the Trade Organization of Iran in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21- Sep 22).
Mohammad Hasannejad, a member of the Parliament's Economic Commission, announced the figure in an interview with IRIB late Sunday.
However, the official said that only $8 billion of the registered goods have so far been successfully imported. The number accounts for nearly one-fourth of the total orders.
The official put the blame on lack of coordination between different bodies responsible for imports and exports.
Hasannejad expressed concerns that executive organizations' unilateral acts have caused several problems including the spike in smuggling.
"People need their essential goods, no matter to what levels the agreements between the customs and the Ministry of Industry have been implemented," he added.
The responsible bodies need to have a better concordance, he stressed.
The official warned that as long as imports are hurdled by such problems, the inflation hike and the depreciation of the rial compared to the dollar will also continue.
Source: Mehr