BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq through Tamarchin customs of Piranshahr County in West Azerbaijan Province (north-western Iran), increased by 18 percent in value and 56 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), Director General of Tamarchin Customs Office, Ali Akbar Ashrafi told IRNA, Trend reports.
According to Ashrafi, a total of 763,000 tons of non-oil products worth $300 million were exported to Iraq through Tamarchin customs within the last Iranian year.
The director general added that the main exported goods were construction materials, fruits and vegetables, etc.
“In addition, Iran imported 32,000 tons of goods worth $64 million through Tamarchin customs during the last Iranian year, which is a decrease of 4 percent in value and 32 percent in volume compared to the preceding year,” he said.
Ashrafi also pointed out that 543,000 tons of cargo worth $1.9 billion were transited to Iraq through Tamarchin customs for the reporting period. Cargo transit increased by 2 percent in value and 110 percent in volume compared to the preceding year.
Overall, 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.