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Iran exports $46M worth of goods via Astara in 3 months

Business Materials 28 June 2016 20:01 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 28

By Fatih Karimov – Trend:

More than 94,000 tons of non-oil goods, worth $46 million, were exported through customs in Iran’s north-western city of Astara in the first three months of the current fiscal year (March 20-June 20), the head of Astara Customs Administration, Rasoul Omidi said.

Agricultural and food products, cement, plaster, chemicals, detergents, handicrafts, textile, shoes, bags, carpet, construction materials, mineral products, metals and plastic products were the main exported items, Omidi said, the official IRNA news agency reported June 28.

The official named Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia as the main destinations for the exported items.

Omidi further said Iran also imported about 50,000 tons of goods, worth $19 million, via Astara customs during the three-month period.

Chemicals, wood, metal products, machinery and electrical appliances were the main imported goods, he said, adding the mentioned goods were imported from Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

About 55,000 tons of goods, worth $198 million, were also transited via Astara to foreign countries during the period, added Omidi.

The goods including electrical appliances, cars, furniture, machinery, medical equipment, construction materials, textile products, chemicals and agricultural products were transited to Ukraine, Georgia, Russia and Azerbaijan, he added.

Also 8,765 tons of goods, worth $29 million, including petroleum products, cotton, synthetic fibers, iron ingots and iron sheets, copper, fiberglass and wood were transited inside the Islamic Republic via Astara, the official said, adding the figures indicate a decline by 32 percent in terms of volume and an increase by 91 percent in terms of value year-on-year.

The goods were transited from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia and Russia to Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

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