BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16. Iran's imports from Tajikistan decreased by 49 percent in value and 60.5 percent in volume, during the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21 through April 20, 2023), compared to the same month last year, Trend reports via the statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
According to the statistics, Iran imported a total of 3,470 tons of goods worth $9.62 million from Tajikistan in the 1st month.
Meanwhile, in the same month of last Iranian year, Iran's imports from Tajikistan amounted to 2,160 tons worth approximately $6.46 million.
During the 1st month, Iran mainly imported cotton, silk fabric, various equipment and, etc. from Tajikistan.
In total, Iran imported 27,800 tons of goods worth approximately $79.6 million from Tajikistan over the last Iranian year (March 21, 2022 through March 20, 2023), which is an increase of 102 percent in value and 92.1 percent in volume compared to the preceding Iranian year (March 21, 2021 through March 20, 2022).
Overall, Iran imported 1.83 million tons of goods worth $3.08 billion for the 1st month. The imports decreased by 13 percent in value and 24.8 percent in volume compared to the same month in the last year.
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