BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2. A total of 155 tons of goods worth $2.82 million were imported through the customs of Iran’s Kermanshah Province for the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21 through April 20, 2023), an official of the Kermanshah Province Customs Office Ali Asghar Abbaszadeh told IRNA, Trend reports.
Abbaszadeh noted that the imports through the province’s customs for the 1st month increased by 16 percent in value, while decreasing by 79 percent in volume compared to the same month in the last Iranian year.
He added that the main imported goods were various kinds of equipment, including, diesel generator, etc.
There are 2 border checkpoints and 5 border markets in Kermanshah Province of Iran.
In total, Iran imported 1.83 million tons of goods worth $3.08 billion for the 1st month of the current Iranian year. The imports decreased by 13 percent in value and 24.8 percent in volume compared to the same month in the last year.
Meanwhile in the last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023), 7,890 tons of goods worth $55.9 million were imported through the province's customs.
This is a decrease of 16 percent in value and 69 percent in volume compared to the preceding year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
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