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Iran’s oil discount to China reaches its highest level in a year

EnergyPress: As a new wave of sanctions from the United States, Britain and the European Union target sales of Russian and Iranian oil, trade sources told Reuters that discounts on Iranian oil for Chinese customers have reached their widest in more than a year, reaching as much as $10. Reduced oil import quotas for independent Chinese refiners have also added to the pressure.

According to Energy Press and quoted by Reuters, trading sources said that discounts offered for Iranian crude in recent deals with China have reached more than $8 below Brent, up from around $6 in September and $3 in March. Some buyers have even made offers as low as $10 below Brent to offset the risk of sanctions and potential problems unloading cargo at Chinese ports. According to these sources, the market has been described as directionless and oversupplied. One China-based trader told Reuters: “There is too much supply and the market has no clear direction at the moment.” … … …

Annual inflation rises to 38.9%, point-to-point rate hits 48.6%

The Statistical Center of Iran has released a new report on inflation in the seventh month of the year 1404 (started March 20). According to the latest data, the annual inflation for the month under review (Mehr) increased to 38.9%, marking a 1.4 percent increase from the previous month,

In terms of point to point CPI rise, “food and beverages“ with 64.3% saw the highest among 12 groups of goods and services; followed by ‘tobacco products’ with 55.5% and ‘household supplies and furniture’ with 48.8% and ”health services” with 47.8%. The point-to-point inflation — measuring the percentage change in the consumer price index (CPI) compared with the same month a year earlier — stood at 48.6 percent, which means Iranian households spent, on average, 48.6% more than they did in the same month last year to purchase an identical set of goods and services.The Consumer Price Index was reported at 403.8, reflecting a 5.0 percent rise compared to the previous month and a 48.6% rise compared to the same month of the year before.

Iran-EU Trade in the first eight months of the year 2025 at 2.5 Billion Euro

Eurostat: EU27-Iran foreign trade in the first eight months of the year 2025 generated 2,488 million Euro (-22%). The 27 EU countries exported goods worth € 1,957 million Euro (-20%) to Iran and imported goods worth 531 million Euro (-5%). Germany was the most important EU trade partner of Iran, with a trade volume of 806 million Euro, followed by the Netherlands (392 million Euro) and Italy (358 million Euro).

The European Union (EU27) export of goods to Iran from January to August of the year 2025 stood at 1,957 million Euro, that is 23% less compared to the first eight month of the year 2024. According to the latest data by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, 34% of the EU exports to Iran came from Germany that delivered goods worth 656 million Euro, that was 26% less than in the first eight month of year 2024. Second (18%) were the Netherlands with exports worth 348 million Euro (-8%), followed by Italy (265 million Euro, -23%) and France (148 million Euro, -15%).

From January to August 2025 the 27 EU countries imported goods worth 531 million Euro from Iran (-5%). Most of the Iranian exports to the European Union (28%) went to Germany, which imported goods worth 150 million Euro from Iran (+1%) followed by Italy with (93 million Euro, -29%) and Spain (70 million Euro, +31%).

Deutsch-Iranischer Außenhandel bis August 2025 fast 800 Mio. Euro

In den ersten acht Monaten des Jahres 2025 erreichte der deutsch-iranische Außenhandel einen Wert von 796 Millionen Euro und lag damit im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum 22% niedriger. Deutschland lieferte Waren im Wert von 656 Millionen Euro (-26%); die iranischen Lieferungen nach Deutschland blieben fast unverändert bei einen Wert von 140 Mio. Euro.

Wichtigste Warengruppen bei den deutschen Lieferungen nach Iran von Januar bis August 2025 waren Maschinen, Apparate und mechanische Geräte (177 Mio. Euro), pharmazeutische Erzeugnisse (138 Mio. Euro), optische, photografische usw. Erzeugnisse (81 Mio. Euro), gefolgt von verschiedenen Erzeugnissen der Chemischen Industrie (43 Mio. Euro), elektrotechnischen Erzeugnissen (41 Mio. Euro), Tabak (30 Mio. Euro) und Ölsamen usw. Heilpflanzen usw. (21 Mio. Euro).

Die iranischen Lieferungen nach Deutschland in den ersten acht Monaten des Jahres 2025 setzten sich u.a. zusammen aus geniessbaren Früchten und Nüssen im Wert von 67 Mio. Euro, anderen Waren tierischen Ursprungs (Häute und Schafsdärme, 24 Mio. Euro), pharmazeutischen Erzeugnissen (15 Mio Euro), Teppichen (11 Mio. Euro) sowie Schellack, Gummen, Harz, Pflanzensaft (11 Mio. Euro).

Eine Tabelle mit 98 Warengruppen kann angefordert werden. Nach Angaben des Statistischen Bundesamtes

Iran’s non-oil trade stands at $ 54 Billion in the first six month of the year 1404

Iran’s non-oil trade stood at $ 54.311 billion in the first six month the year 1404 (March 20-March 20), according to the data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), that is 9% less than in the first six month of the year before.

The export volume of non-oil goods (excluding crude oil, fuel oil and kerosene and also without considering exports of luggage trade) in the first six month of the year 1404 valued at $25.944 billion, while the imports valued at $28.367 billion. During the mentioned period, the exports remained unchanged in terms of value and the imports decreased by 15 percent, as compared to the first six month of the year 1403.

China (6,907 Million US-Dollar), Iraq (4,589 Million US-Dollar), the United Arab Emirates UAE (3,481 Million US-Dollar), Turkey (2,738 Million US-Dollar) and Afghanistan (1.156 Million US-Dollar) were the top five countries for exports in the first six month of the year 1404.

The UAE (8,732 Million US-Dollar), China (7,620 Million US-Dollar), Turkey (4,384 Million US-Dollar), India (1,071 Million US-Dollar) and Germany (873 Million US-Dollar and were the top five sources of import.

The transit volume reached 10 million tons, 13% more than in the first six month of the previous year.

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