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Air freight into Iran
For cargo that cannot wait for a vessel: space booked from the main origins into Imam Khomeini airport, quoted alongside the ocean option so you can compare.
When air is the right answer
When not having the cargo costs more than moving it
Air freight is expensive and often unnecessary. But when a line is down for one component, when the goods have a shelf life, or when a letter of credit is about to expire, the arithmetic is simple: put the cost of a day of delay next to the difference between the sea rate and the air rate.
We quote both together — the air rate and the ocean rate, each with its transit time — so the decision is made on a number rather than a hunch. If ocean is the sensible answer, we will say so.
Services
What is available
Choosing between these has less to do with the weight of the cargo than with how urgent it is and what the budget allows.
General air cargo
Space booked on scheduled services, belly or freighter, from the origin airport into Imam Khomeini or Mehrabad. The most economical way to fly.
Air consolidation
Several small consignments moving under one master air waybill. Cheaper than shipping each alone, provided you have a day or two of flexibility.
Urgent parts and samples
Small, high-value consignments where the delay is the expensive part — tracked daily and reported at every station.
Next flight out
The cargo goes on the first available service rather than waiting for a scheduled one. The most expensive option, and the fastest.
Dangerous goods by air
To the IATA regulations, with the shipper’s declaration, approved packaging and the airline cleared in advance.
Dangerous goods classes →Charter and outsize cargo
For a piece that will not fit a scheduled service, or a volume that fills an aircraft — checked against the cargo door before anything is booked.
Documents and clearance
Air cargo arrives sooner, so the file has to be ready sooner
On an ocean shipment there are weeks in which to get the paperwork straight. On an air shipment there are not: the cargo can land within a day, and if the file is not ready it sits in the airport warehouse with storage running from day one.
So we start with the documents rather than the booking. Before the flight, it is settled what is needed and who is producing it.
- Air waybill and invoice checked before departure
- The customs file opened while the cargo is in the air
- Delivery coordinated at the Imam Khomeini cargo terminal
- Inland delivery from the airport to your warehouse
Carriers
Who we work with
Depending on the origin, the urgency and the commodity, the booking goes on one of these services.
Turkish Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo
Emirates SkyCargo
Qatar Airways Cargo
Etihad Cargo
Cargolux
Mahan Air
Iran Air
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Common questions
What people ask about air freight
Air rates apply to whichever is greater, the actual weight or the volumetric weight. Volumetric weight is the volume divided by the carrier’s dimensional factor, so a light but bulky package can be charged well above what the scale says. Send us the package dimensions and we will give you the real figure.
The flight is the short part. What takes time is securing space, origin formalities and clearance at destination. In practice, from handover at origin to available for delivery in Tehran is usually a matter of days, and longer in peak season.
No. Lithium batteries, flammable liquids, aerosols and a range of chemicals are restricted, and some carriers will not take them at all. Send the safety data sheet before booking and we will check acceptance.
Yes, and it is often the cheapest answer. Flying the urgent portion and shipping the balance by sea usually costs far less than putting a whole consignment on an aircraft when only part of it is time-critical.
Yes, and the binding limit is usually the cargo door rather than the weight. A passenger aircraft with belly capacity has a real height restriction; a freighter is more forgiving but costs more. We check the piece dimensions before booking.
Carrier liability is capped per kilogram under the Montreal Convention, and that cap is very low against high-value goods. For valuable consignments, separate marine cargo cover is worth having.
See the air and ocean rate side by side
Send us the origin airport, the weight, the package dimensions and the commodity, and we will quote both with transit times.
Related services
Sea Transport
Full container and groupage from any port in the world into Shahid Rajaee, Bandar Imam Khomeini, Bushehr, Assaluyeh and Khorramshahr — booked, documented and followed through to clearance.
View →Road Transport to CIS
From discharge at Shahid Rajaee to delivery in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan or Afghanistan — transit entry, road leg and permit discharge at the exit border.
View →Road Transport from Europe
Full and part loads from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Turkey, crossing at Bazargan, Razi or Astara, cleared at the inland customs house.
View →Get your freight rate today
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