In Iran, merchandises trade is been limited by economic sanctions because atomic bomb development. Therefore smuggling is picking up in Iran. In some of the cities, many latest electrical appliances are sold at the market. There are TV made in Japan, camera from Korea, and even rice cooker made in China. Most of them are smuggled goods from other country. Most of those merchandises are carried in by foot from the near border between Dubai and Iran. The interviewee says “ when I carry stuffs from other countries in with horses, they can go 200 miles in one time. When I use people, they can go 70 miles in one time.” The reason why people smuggle is great deals of profit.
This was very interesting to me. Since even under the economic sanctions, citizens have demand and supply. And then they import and export even though that is illegal way. I hope that we can import and export more freely in the future.
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