Guides for importers
- Buyer FAQ: how buying from Iranian suppliers on ASL Market works — Answers for importers buying from Iran on ASL Market: USDT payment and escrow, auto-confirm, disputes, freight, Incoterms, samples, documents, support.
- Buying Persian carpets: a trade guide to hand-knotted and machine-made rugs — Guide to buying Persian carpets: hand-knotted vs machine-made, raj and reed density, wool and silk, city styles, quality checks, sizes and price drivers.
- Export documents from Iran: what each one is, who issues it and what to check — Export documents from Iran explained: invoice, packing list, certificate of origin, phytosanitary and health certificates, lab analysis, halal, B/L.
- Food certificates from Iran: what halal, ISO 22000, HACCP, health, phytosanitary and lab documents prove — Which food certificates Iranian exporters provide and what each proves: halal, ISO 22000, HACCP, health and phytosanitary certificates, lab analysis.
- How to import from Iran: a step-by-step guide for first-time importers — Import from Iran step by step: find suppliers, test samples, agree Incoterms, pay via escrow, check documents, ship and clear customs at destination.
- Incoterms for Iranian exports: EXW, FCA, FOB Bandar Abbas, CFR, CIF and DAP — Incoterms for Iranian exports explained: EXW, FCA, FOB Bandar Abbas, CFR, CIF and DAP, who pays what, where risk passes, and which to choose per product.
- Iranian date varieties: a buyer's guide to Mazafati, Piarom, Sayer, Zahedi and more — Iranian date varieties compared: Mazafati, Piarom, Kabkab, Zahedi, Sayer, Rabbi, Shahani; texture, moisture, use, shelf life, packaging and harvest.
- Ordering samples from Iranian suppliers: costs, couriers, checks and matching bulk to sample — How to order samples from Iranian suppliers: who pays, courier limits, customs for food samples, what to test, and how to make the bulk order match.
- Paying Iranian suppliers safely: options, escrow and red flags — How to pay Iranian suppliers safely: payment options compared, how ASL Secure Pay escrow holds USDT until receipt, disputes, partial refunds, red flags.
- Iranian pistachio grades and sizes: varieties, counts per ounce and aflatoxin — Iranian pistachio grades: Akbari, Ahmad Aghaei, Kalleh Ghouchi, Fandoghi, size counts per ounce, kernels vs in-shell, aflatoxin testing and packaging.
- Pre-shipment inspection in Iran: how importers check goods before they leave — How third-party pre-shipment inspection works for goods from Iran: when to book it, typical scope, AQL sampling tables, lab tests, costs and who pays.
- Saffron grades and ISO 3632: how to judge Iranian saffron — Saffron grades explained: ISO 3632 categories, crocin, picrocrocin and safranal, Sargol, Negin, Super Negin, Pushal, lab reports and adulteration checks.
- Shipping routes from Iran: sea, rail, Caspian, road and air freight compared — Shipping routes from Iran: Bandar Abbas and Jebel Ali, rail to China and Central Asia, Caspian ports and INSTC to Russia, road to Turkey and Iraq, air.