BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Iran's Dogharoon border terminal in Razavi Khorasan Province (north-eastern Iran) witnessed a twofold increase in imports from Afghanistan, during the first half of this Iranian year (March 21 through September 22, 2023), compared with the same time last year, head of the terminal Esmaeil Pourabed said, Trend reports.
According to Pourabed, Iran imported a total of 5,300 tons of goods from Afghanistan via Dogharoon border terminal for 6 months.
The customs official added that the products were transported by 225 trucks.
He also noted that various agricultural products and mining minerals were the main-imported goods from Afghanistan during the reporting period.
Overall, Iran imported 14.4 million tons of goods worth $24.2 billion within the first 5 months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through August 22, 2023). This is an increase of 7.49 percent in value and 2.17 percent in volume compared to the same period last year.
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