News code:7505 Reference:http://www.iromcc.com
Alireza Moghadasi, Director General of Iran’s Customs, announced that the country’s trade relations with 15 neighboring countries in the first nine months of this year increased by 18% in weight and 42% in value During this period, trade with neighbors exceeded 75 million tons of goods worth 36 billion and 800 million dollars. Regarding trade with neighboring countries, he said on the sidelines of the Minister of Economy’s visit to Shahid Rajaei Hormozgan Customs: “One of the key policies of the 13th government is to increase and develop political and economic relations with neighboring countries.” Export development, facilitating the import of needed goods and strengthening and smoothing transit through our country are on the agenda, and in this regard, 61% of the weight and 51% of the total value of the country’s foreign trade has been with 15 neighboring countries. Regarding 9-month exports to neighboring countries, Moghaddasi said: Iraq with 6.8 billion dollars, Turkey with 4 billion and 131 million dollars, UAE with 3 billion and 433 million dollars, Afghanistan with 1 billion and 412 million dollars and Pakistan with 911 million dollars. They are neighboring countries, followed by Russia, Oman, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Moghaddasi added: “Imports from neighboring countries in the first nine months of this year increased by 62% in weight and 68% in value, and this amount of goods imported from neighboring countries accounted for 59% by weight and 49% of total imports to the country.” “UAE was the top five supplier of goods to its neighbors, with sales of $ 11.449 billion, Turkey with $ 3.7 billion, Russia with $ 1.224 billion, Iraq with $ 880 million and Oman with $ 409 million,” he said. Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain are next.
