BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. Iran’s non-oil exports through the customs of Bushehr Province (southern Iran), increased by 62 percent in value and 7 percent in volume, during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through September 22, 2022), compared to the same period last Iranian year, Customs Inspector of Bushehr Province Customs Office Ali Soleimani told Tasnim News Agency, Trend reports.
The official noted that 14.3 million tons of goods worth about $7.4 billion were exported through province’s customs in 6 months.
Soleimani added that the main exported goods were petrochemical products, minerals, fish and vegetables. These goods were mainly exported to China, the UAE, India, Republic of South Africa, Türkiye, Sudan, Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan and Thailand.
According to him, 318,000 tons of goods worth more than $934 million were imported through Bushehr Province’s customs, which is a decrease of 65 percent in value and 36 percent in volume compared to the same period last Iranian year.
Soleimani said that the imported goods were the necessary equipment for the nuclear power plants, various fabrics, tea, spare parts for car, motorcycle and bicycle, tires, rice and so on. These goods were mainly imported from China, the UAE, Russia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Japan.
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