The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that Iran’s foreign trade volume in the first three month of the Iranian year 1399 (Mar.20 –June 20) has reached $13.984 billion, that is 36% less than in the first quarter of 1398. The volume of exports of non-oil goods (excluding crude oil, fuel oil and kerosene and also without considering exports out of luggage trade) in the same period valued at $6.364 billion (-44%). China ($1,840 million), Iraq ($ 1,489 million), the United Arab Emirates ($967 million), Afghanistan ($ 499 million) and Turkey ($ 250 million) were Iran’s five major export destinations, which accounted for $5.045 billion (79%) in total.
Iran imported goods valued at $7.620 billion (-27%) in the first three month of the Iranian year, IRICA added. Accordingly, China ($ 1,935 million), the United Arab Emirates ($ 1,700 million), Turkey ($ 815 million), India ($ 529 million) and Russia ($ 421 million) exported over $5.400 billion (71%) worth of products to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the same period.