BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 31
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iran's product import increased by 53 percent in terms of weight and by 61 percent in terms of value in the second month of the current Iranian year (April 20-May 20, 2020) compared to the first month (March 20-April 19, 2020), Spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rouhollah Latifi said, Trend reports citing IRICA.
According to Latifi, 3.87 million tons of products worth $3.11 billion were imported in the second month. In total, about 6.5 million tons of products worth $5.04 billion were imported to Iran in two months.
The spokesman said that during two months, Iran imported products worth $1.23 billion from China and products worth $1.07 billion from the United Arab Emirates.
"During this period, Iran imported products worth $535 million from Turkey, $356 million from Russia and $335 million from India," he added.