The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that Iran’s foreign trade volume in the first six month of the Iranian year 1399 (Mar.20 –September 21) has reached $30.349 billion, that is 28% less than in the first six month of 1398.
The volume of exports of non-oil goods (excluding crude oil, fuel oil and kerosene and also without considering exports of luggage trade) in the same period valued at $13.566 billion (-34%). China ($3,709 million), Iraq ($ 2,971 million), the United Arab Emirates ($1,933 million), Afghanistan ($ 1,103 million) and Turkey ($ 731 million) were Iran’s five major export destinations, which accounted for $10,447 billion (77%) in total.
Iran imported goods valued at $16.753 billion (-22%) in the first six month of the Iranian year, IRICA added. Accordingly, China ($ 4,295 million), the United Arab Emirates ($ 3,961 million), Turkey ($ 1,814 mllion), India ($ 1,097 million) and Germany ($ 835 million) exported over $12.002 billion (72%) worth of products to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same period.