
The measure is aimed at stimulating maritime transport under sanctions pressure
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Iran is under tough US sanctions limiting oil and gas exports. The country's authorities are looking for ways to stimulate foreign carriers to maintain trade turnover.
Iranian authorities are temporarily suspending the collection of a 10% fee on the cost of freight of foreign vessels transporting oil and gas products from and to Iran, Fars news agency reports.
“I request an order to suspend... the collection of 10% of the cost of transporting imported and exported petroleum products and gas by foreign ships,” said a letter from Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs Majid Ansari to Deputy Economy Minister Forood Aghsari.
According to the agency, the measure is aimed at encouraging foreign ships to transport goods to and from Iran.

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