Iran exported $19.318 billion of non-oil products during the five-month period from March 21 to August 22, a 14 percent rise in US-$ resp. a rise of 29% in Euro, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
IRICA data showed that gas condensate valued at $2.170 bln, liquefied propane worth $845 million, low-density oils and their byproducts except for gasoline valued at $734 mln, methanol worth $5607 mln and polyethylene film grade valued at $496 mln were the main exported products during the mentioned period of time, IRICA reported. 30% of the non-oil export products were petrochemicals, 11% liquefied gases and 58% were other products.
China ($3.774 bln, 20% share), United Araba Emirates ($3.500 bln), Iraq ($3.417 bln), Afghanistan ($1.433 bln) and India ($987 bln) were the main export markets of Iranian non-oil goods during the five-month period. Exports to China, UAE, Iraq and Afghanistan grew by 8%, 33%, 29% and 32 % respectively, while exports to India dropped by 14%.
Iran imported $18.893 bln resp. 15.574 Euro of non-oil products in the mentioned time span, with 10 percent fall from the US-$ figure of last year.
Auto parts for production of motor cars (except tyres) worth $1,269 mln, rice worth $863 mln, corn as livestock food valued at $814 mln, soy bean valued at $595 mln and graphite-electrodes ($246 million) and mobile phones ($240 mln) were the major imported products. China ($4.838 bln, 26% share), UAE ($2.668 bln), South Korea ($1.250 bln, India ($1.201 bln) and Germany ($969mln) were the main exporters of goods to Iran during the five-month period. Imports from the UAE, South Korea, Germany and India dropped by 29%, 15%, 15% and 8% while imports from China grew by 3% YOY.