TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Iran conducted $71.2 billion in trade of non-oil goods with other countries during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, according to Iranian Customs Administration Director Abbas Memarnejad.
Some $31 billion worth of non-oil goods were exported, and nearly $40.2 billion worth of non-oil goods were imported during the nine-month period, the Fars News Agency quoted Memarnejad as saying on Friday. Iron and steel ingots, wheat, and corn fodder were the main goods imported, and liquefied propane, urea, and cement were the main items exported. Iraq, China, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, and India were the top importers of Iranian goods during the period, while the United Arab Emirates, China, Turkey, South Korea, and Switzerland were the leading exporters of goods to Iran, Memarnejad said.