BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. Iran’s non-oil exports through Chavibdeh port of Khuzestan Province in the south-west of the country, increased by 57 percent in value and 18 percent in volume, over the last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023), compared to the preceding year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022), Customs Inspector of Khuzestan Province, Behrouz Gharabeigi told MANA News Agency, Trend reports.
The customs official noted that a total of 3,310 tons of non-oil products worth $8.41 million were exported through Chavibdeh port of Iran within the last Iranian year.
He added that livestock, fish and related products, foodstuffs, vegetables and so on were the main exported goods via the port for the reporting period.
Gharabeigi also said that the mentioned goods were mainly exported to Kuwait.
“Given the growth in non-oil exports through Chavibdeh port for the last Iranian year, it is expected that the exports will also continue to increase in the current Iranian year (March 21, 2023 through March 19, 2024),” the official pointed out.
Meanwhile, Iran exported over 111 million tons of non-oil products worth $48.8 billion within the first 11 months of the last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through February 19, 2023).
This is an increase of 12.2 percent in value, while a decrease of 1 percent in volume compared to the same period in the preceding Iranian year.