The Investigation of Reasons for the Tendency towards Trafficking in Goods and Strategies to Counter it in Iran

The research aims to examine reasons for Iranian people’s tendency towards using foreign smuggled goods.
The survey - research is carried out through using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. 2700 households of different cities were selected as a statistical population of this research who were interviewed by their supervisors. The findings indicate the willingness of most interviewers (69%) to purchase the smuggled goods. While quality as well as price of both foreign and Iranian commodities is the same, the Iranian one is gradually preferred. However, it depends on (higher) level of People’s education and income so that foreign commodities can be prioritized. It is concluded that in addition to meet basic life needs, the smuggled goods are symbolic for Iranian consumers as well as consumption of these commodities have become a culture in Iran.