BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 7. More than 1.17 million tons of cargo were transported through Iran’s Jolfa border terminal in East Azerbaijan Province, located in the northwest of the country for the first 7 months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2023), Director General of East-Azerbaijan Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization Orujali Alizadeh said, Trend reports.
Alizadeh also mentioned that about 658,000 tons of transported cargo was made up of import and export. Agricultural products, construction materials, raw materials, equipment, etc. were imported and exported goods.
He added that more than 517,000 tons of cargo were transited through Jolfa border terminal within 7 months.
According to the director general, a total of 66,100 trucks crossed from Jolfa border terminal for the reporting period, representing a 7-percent increase from the same period previous year. Of the trucks, 26,800 were Iranian trucks, and 39,300 owned by other countries.
The Jolfa border terminal is located on the border with Iran and Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Overall, Iran’s overall non-oil exports reached $28.3 billion in value and 79.5 million tons in volume in the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through October 22, 2023). Compared to the same period of the previous Iranian year, the value of non-oil exports decreased by 1 percent, while the volume increased by 29.3 percent.
At the same time, the country imported 20.9 million tons of goods worth $36 billion during seven months. This is an increase of 12.6 percent in value and 6.21 percent in volume compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the total transit of goods through Iran (land, sea, air) amounted to 9.3 million tons in the 7 months of the current year, showing an increase of 15 percent compared to the same period last year.
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