According to the latest statistics of Iran Customs Administration, the value of foreign trade exceeded 42 billion and 14 million dollars during the first half of current Iranian year (started on March 21, 2016).
Based on this report, the imports of our country reached 20 billion and 308million dollars showing a fall of 2.61 percent in comparison. Main import items were corn for feeding animals with value of 551 million dollars, soy bean with 503 million dollars, rice with 478million dollars, separate parts and segments for passenger car manufacturing with 432 million dollars and different kinds of vehicles with 357 million dollars. As for imports, China with 4,860 million dollars, UAE with 3,457 million dollars, Republic of Korea with 1,577 million dollars, Turkey with 1,329 million dollars and Germany with 1,122 million dollars allocated the highest share of Iran’s imports to themselves. It should be mentioned that exports of Germany to Iran increased by 26 percent compared to the figures of the same period of the previous year while exports of the a.m. other countries decreased in total.
During the six months of current year, 21 billion and 706 million dollars of non oil goods were exported from the country which increased by 5.99 percent compared to the figures of the previous year which was 20 billion and 478 million dollars. During the period under consideration, the main export items consisted of gas condensate with value of 3 billion and 496 million dollars , liquefied natural gases with value of 1 billion and 940 million dollars, petroleum gases and liquefied hydrocarbon gases with 836 million dollars, light oils and products except gasoline with 688 million dollars and liquefied propane with 636 million dollars. Moreover during the mentioned period, 8 billion and 698 million dollars of petrochemical products were exported which indicates a growth of 22.04 percent compared to the figures of the same period of the previous year. China with allocation of 3,998 million dollars , UAE with 3,401 million dollars, Iraq with 2,976 million dollars, Turkey with 2,321 million dollars and Republic of Korea with 1,780 million dollars of Iranian non oil exports ranked first to fifth in this regard.