Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 3
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
More than 422,000 tons of non-oil goods, worth $208 million, were exported through customs in Iran’s north-western city of Astara in the last Iranian fiscal year (ended March 20), the head of Astara Customs Administration, Rasoul Omidi said.
Agricultural and food products, cement, plaster, chemicals, detergents, handicrafts, textile, shoes, bags, carpet, construction materials, mineral products, metals and plastic products were the main exported items, Omidi said, the official IRNA news agency reported Apr. 3.
The official named Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia as the main destinations for the exported items.
Omidi further said Iran also imported about 257,000 tons of goods, worth $86 million, via Astara customs during the 12-month period.
Chemicals, wood, metal products, machinery and electrical appliances were the main imported goods, he said, adding the mentioned goods were imported from Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
About 241,000 tons of goods, worth $977 million, were also transited via Astara to foreign countries during the period, added Omidi.
The goods including electrical appliances, cars, furniture, machinery, medical equipment, construction materials, textile products, chemicals and agricultural products were transited to Ukraine, Georgia, Russia and Azerbaijan, he added.
Also 55,000 tons of goods, worth $112 million, including petroleum products, cotton, synthetic fibers, iron ingots and iron sheets, copper, fiberglass and wood were transited inside the Islamic Republic via Astara, the official said, adding the figures indicate an increase by 12 percent in terms of volume and an increase by 11 percent in terms of value year-on-year.
The goods were transited from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia and Russia to Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.