Updated: Iran exported $23.123 billion of non-oil products during the six-month period from March 21 to September 22, a 13 percent rise in US-$ according to Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA). The country saw a trade surplus of $941 million in H1.
IRICA data showed that gas condensate valued at $2.418 bln, liquefied propane worth $1.074 bln, low-density oils and their byproducts except for gasoline valued at $861 mln, methanol worth $693 mln were the main exported products during the mentioned period of time, IRICA reported. 32% of the non-oil export products were petrochemicals, 10% liquefied gases and 57% were other products.
China ($4.633 bln, 20% share), Iraq ($4.564 bln, 20% share), United Arab Emirates ($4.063 bln, 18% share), Afghanistan ($1.668 bln) and India ($1.255 bln) were the main export markets of Iranian non-oil goods during the six-month period. Exports to China, Irak, the UAE and Afghanistan grew by 12%, 45%, 33% and 31% while exports to India declined by 4% YOY.
Iran imported $22.182 bln of non-oil products in the mentioned time span, with 12 percent fall from the US-$ figure of last year.
Auto parts for production of motor cars (for production in Iran, except tyres) worth $1404 mln, rice worth $964 mln, corn as livestock food valued at $961 mln, soy bean valued at $705 mln and graphite-electrodes ($287 million) were the major imported products. China ($5.502 bln, 25% share), UAE ($3.159 bln, 14% share), South Korea ($1.433 bln, India ($1.373 bln) and Germany ($1.172 bln) were the main exporters of goods to Iran during the six month period. Imports from China, the UAE, South Korea, India and Germany dropped by 4, 30%, 17%, 2% and 14%.