Iran’s non-oil exports hit $18.7b: IRICA
Iran exported $18.7 billion worth of non-oil commodities during March 21-August 16, announced Mohammad Rezvanifar, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) on Tuesday.
Speaking in a meeting with members of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, the official added that goods valued at about $23.4 billion were imported during the said period, indicating an 8.7-percent growth compared to the figure for preceding year, IRNA reported.
The IRICA head said that a sum of 5.5 million tons of commodities were transited through the country, up 2.7 percent than the corresponding figure for the past year. There are a total of 156 customs offices in Iran, Rezvanifar said noting that about 60 percent of the country’s foreign trade is done through seven main customs offices.