TEHRAN, IRAN – Some 56 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$19.3 billion, were exported in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Tuesday.
Also, 14.4 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at US$24.2 billion, were imported into the country from March 21, 2023 to July 22, 2023, registering a 2.17 and 7.49 percent hike in weight and value respectively compared to last year’s corresponding period, IRICA added.
The export volume of non-oil goods, with kerosene, fuel oil and luggage trade excluded, showed an 8.55 percent decrease in value and 26 percent increase in weight, the report added.
In this period, China, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and India were Iran’s main export markets respectively.
China imported $5.6 billion worth of products from Iran in the first five months of the current Persian calendar year.
Given the significance attached to foreign transit via Iranian land and territory, 6.2 million tons of products were transited via Iran, showing a 5.4-percent hike compared to the same period last year.