More than 50 companies have registered in the free trade zone of Imam Khomeini International Airport on the Southern outskirts of Tehran where domestic and international companies are enjoying special advantages to boost their businesses.
Imam Khomeini Airport City’s Managing Director Mohammad Mahdi Karbalayee pointed to the numerous investment opportunities in IKAC’s free zone for local and international companies due to its closeness to the capital city, saying over 50 Iranian companies have so far registered at Imam Khomeini Airport City to start activity in its free trade zone.
The airport city aims at helping national and international companies cluster around the airport and engage in business activities.
Over 59,000 tons of goods have so far been released via the free trade zone of Imam Khomeini Airport City since the zone was inaugurated in June 2019, said the senior official.
About 61,955 tons of goods have been imported via IKAC’s free trade zone since its inauguration on June 18, 2019, of which some 59,068 tons have been released so far, Karbalayee added.
According to Karbalayee, the zone has allocated a 6000-square-meters shed to the developing startups active in the field of aviation and logistics.
IKAC includes a 1,500-hectare free trade zone and a 2,500-hectare special economic zone in a 13,700-hectare area.