On the other hand, some prefer to be purchase directly from Iran to maintain longer and more cost-efficient business relationships with Iranian companies.Īs below, we introduced possible ways to facilitate import of saffron from Iran: Purchase saffron from intermediary firms Therefore, they prefer to be cautious in purchasing Iranian products, such as saffron, from an intermediary country.
Representative, and other Impex companies in the second country buy saffron from an Iranian company and re-export to final markets. This is why many importers of Iranian saffron tend to buy saffron from the Iranian agent company in other intermediary countries, including UAE, Oman, and Afghanistan. As the indication of Iran origin in the banking, shipping and COO documents may make some troubles for the importers. Some companies are not willing to get involved in the direct importing process from Iran, as some risks may be present. There are different ways to import saffron from Iran. The table of export rates for major saffron producer companies (2008-2012) shows that Iran has been the major saffron producer and exporter in the world. To support this claim, UNIDO explains that in 2010 Spain only produced 2.3 tons of saffron, while their saffron export rate is near 50 million dollars in the same year.
Based on UNIDO statistics and global trend reports, with the overall increase of Iranian saffron export to the world, the export rate of other countries has risen, too. Taking this into account, most of the Spanish, Afghan, and Indian saffron in the market are most probably re-packaged from Iranian saffron origin.
In addition to the above-mentioned factors, imposed sanctions had limited easy access to international markets for Iranian saffron exporters.Īlso, high saffron import tariffs to certain countries such as India, China, USA have limited the direct export of Iranian saffron to such countries. The re-exported products are marketed under the origin of the middle country. These companies could gain more share of the saffron global market, and added value because of the ease of trade and deploying highly developed marketing and branding strategies, in their countries. As a result, Iranian saffron is directly exported to several main destinations in bulk packaging, most of which is re-exported as non-Iranian origin (Spanish or Afghan) saffron. This is why developing direct sales channels and networks for direct Iranian saffron distribution and retailing in global markets are very costly and time-consuming. In addition to that, the lack of governmental support from exporters and manufacturers, as well as, decrease of Rial value (Iranian currency) limited the marketing, advertising, and branding efforts of saffron manufacturers and exporters. Therefore, the export and trade of some products such as saffron is processed through unofficial channels with the help of intermediaries. The dominance of Improper agriculture exporting policies by Iran governmental organizations, banking sanction, and Iran’s limited business and political relationships with other countries makes it hard for most trusted and experienced exporters and manufacturers to become active in their industries in recent years. Sadly, most of Iran’s saffron production is exported by middlemen, mainly for re-exporting purposes. China (86 tons), United Arab Emirates (68 tons), Spain (45 tons), Afghanistan (37), Vietnam (10 tons), Oman (8 tons), Qatar (6 tons), India (5 tons), Italy (4 tons), etc. Iran has totally exported 313 tons of saffron in 2021. What are the top Iranian saffron importer countries in 2021? This blog reviews the saffron export statistics of Iran to different regions, as well as introducing ways of importing saffron from Iran, explaining the cons and pros of each. Iran Saffron is known as the top quality saffron, in the world. That is why international companies are looking for ways to import saffron from Iran. Not only does Iran produce most of the total saffron production in the world, but also provides the best quality saffron.
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