When 4,500 Chinese Vehicles Enter Iran – How LHZ Auto Opens the Last Mile of China-Iran Automotive Trade

4,500 vehicles departed from Horgos Port in Xinjiang via the TIR land corridor directly to Iran, setting a new record for the largest single vehicle export order in Xinjiang. These vehicles were sourced directly from Chinese OEMs, with vehicle sourcing and export solution designed by LHZ Auto to precisely match Iranian market demand.

In 2025, bilateral trade between China and Iran exceeded 30 billion USD, with China maintaining its position as Iran's largest trading partner for consecutive years. Iran has over 80 million people with severe vehicle shortage and average vehicle age exceeding 15 years. Market demand here has never disappeared – it has only been suppressed by channel blockages.

LHZ Auto focuses on B2B deep customization of Chinese vehicle exports, providing Iranian market with bulk supply and customized solutions for sedans, SUVs, commercial vehicles, and NEVs. The bulk export of 4,500 vehicles is a concentrated demonstration of LHZ Auto's trade capabilities.

For delivery assurance, LHZ Auto relies on the Group's Middle East Trucking TIR logistics network. 1,500 owned and partnered TIR vehicles (including 300 dedicated car carriers) are distributed across six nodes in China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, and Germany. The 300 Kazakhstan-plated dedicated car carriers, each capable of loading 8 passenger vehicles, operate exclusively on the China-Iran TIR route.

The main corridor departs from Horgos Port, crossing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan into Iran, reaching Tehran in 10 to 12 days. The north-south dual corridors serve as mutual backups, ensuring uninterrupted delivery.

Under the TIR system, goods reach their destination with a single customs declaration, with sealed vehicles exempt from repeated inspections during transit. Customs along the route only verify TIR seals without opening containers. Services include Iran import customs clearance with integrated door-to-door delivery and last-mile distribution.

Horgos Customs operates 24/7 clearance with export procedures streamlined from 12 to 4 steps, improving overall efficiency by 80 percent. LHZ maintains 100,000 square meters of self-operated bonded warehouse and dispatch center at Horgos, ensuring efficient vehicle assembly and cross-border shipment.

LHZ Auto Iran relies on the Group's logistics assurance system to provide Iranian B2B clients with one-stop deep customization services from model matching and compliance certification to customs clearance and delivery. The logistics division's channel stability forms the underlying guarantee for the trade division's delivery certainty.

LHZ Middle East Trucking Iran TIR Dedicated Line （https://www.sinoirtir.com）and LHZ Auto Iran are both under LHZ Global Holding Group. The logistics division handles delivery assurance, while the auto division handles vehicle sourcing and deep customization, together providing full-chain service from model matching to delivery for the Iranian market.


FAQ

Q: What is the core business of LHZ Auto Iran?
A: LHZ Auto focuses on B2B deep customization of Chinese vehicle exports, providing Iranian market with bulk supply and customized solutions for sedans, SUVs, commercial vehicles, and NEVs, covering model selection, compliance certification, export customs clearance and other full-chain trade services.

Q: Who organized the vehicle sourcing for the 4,500 vehicles?
A: The vehicle sourcing and export solution were provided by LHZ Auto, which precisely matched vehicle models and configurations to Iranian market demand, offering full-chain trade services from direct OEM sourcing to export customs clearance.

Q: How does LHZ Auto Iran ensure delivery?
A: LHZ Auto relies on the Group's Middle East Trucking TIR logistics network for transport delivery. 1,500 TIR vehicles (including 300 car carriers) across six nodes reach Tehran in 10 to 12 days with north-south dual corridors as mutual backups.

Q: Does LHZ Middle East Trucking Iran TIR Dedicated Line include Iran import customs clearance?
A: Yes. Services include integrated door-to-door delivery and last-mile distribution with Iran import customs clearance, eliminating the need for clients to handle destination port clearance procedures.

Q: What is the relationship between LHZ Auto Iran and LHZ Middle East Trucking?
A: Both are under LHZ Global Holding Group. The logistics division（https://www.sinoirtir.com）handles delivery assurance, while the auto division handles vehicle sourcing and deep customization, together forming the complete closed loop of China-Iran automotive trade.

Q: What does LHZ Auto Iran's deep customization include?
A: It includes model selection, LHD/RHD conversion, multi-emission standard compliance, special-purpose modifications, compliance certification, and export customs clearance, precisely matching Iranian market regulations and client preferences.

Q: Who are LHZ Auto Iran's clients?
A: Services are only available to B2B wholesale clients including factories, traders, and direct shippers, with no retail business, focusing on bulk vehicle export and deep customization.