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Indian tea producing firms and exporters are trying to work out alternate routes to ship tea to Iran in order to bypass the sanctions imposed by the US on this West Asian country making direct shipments to Iran unfeasible.
US announced sanctions last year and a waiver to some countries including India was given. The waiver will be withdrawn on May 4, 2019, making trade with Iran difficult.
A large tea exporter hinted at exploring alternate routes which might go through Egypt, UAE, Russia and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.
Under this arrangement, tea from India will first
