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Goods transit via Iranian roads witnesses increase

Business Materials 21 May 2018 16:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 21

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Over 9.2 million tons of various commodities were transited through Iran's roads in the last fiscal year, ended March 20.

The volume of transited goods indicates an increase by 19 percent year-on-year, according to the latest data released by Iran’s Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization (RMTO).

About 2.8 million tons of transited goods were oil products, meanwhile some 6.5 million tons of non-oil commodities were transited through Iran in the 12-month period.

Mazut topped the list of transited goods in the period, followed by textile, car parts, rice, diesel, tires and cotton.

Shahid Rajaee port was the top border point in terms of transiting goods (3.2 million tons or 35 percent of total transit) followed by Parvizkhan (15 percent) and Bazargan (10 percent) border checkpoints.

The UAE was the main destination of the goods transited into Iran. Iraq was the main source from where various products were transited to the UAE.

Some 32 border checkpoints (including 10 ports) were involved in cargo transits in the period.

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