The country's $ 36.5 billion in foreign trade with its neighbors last year
Customs spokesman: The amount of our country's foreign trade with neighboring countries last year was 82.5 million tons of goods equal to 36.5 billion dollars, which was 56% of the weight and 50% of our total trade with the world.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Seyed Ruhollah Latifi stated: Our country with 15 countries of the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia It has land and water borders, and our country's foreign trade in import and export procedures with these countries is important for the country in all respects, especially traders and producers, despite some difficulties due to the outbreak of coronavirus and harsh sanctions in recent years. We have had, with the efforts and seriousness of our colleagues in the customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and economic enterprises, traders and merchants, the volume of the country's foreign trade with neighbors has been acceptable.
Iran's customs spokesman added: "During the last 12 months of the year, the volume of our country's foreign trade with neighbors in terms of weight amounted to 82 million 535 thousand 389 tons of goods equal to 36 billion 502 million 315 thousand 869 dollars, of which The share of our country's exports to neighboring countries is 67 million 841 thousand 213 tons equal to 20 billion 357 million 455 thousand 213 dollars, which includes 60% by weight and 58% of the total value of our country's non-oil exports to the world.
Latifi pointed out: The largest volume of our country's exports has been to Iraq with 25 million 670 thousand 392 tons and worth 7 billion 448 million 431 thousand 673 dollars, while we also had the lowest volume of exports to Bahrain, which is equal to It was with 8 million 473 thousand 704 dollars.
Iran's customs spokesman said: "Last year, about 14 million and 700 thousand tons of goods worth 16 billion and 145 million dollars were imported from 15 neighboring countries, which is 43.5% by weight and 36.5% of total imports from the world." , Has been one of our neighbors that the largest volume of our country's imports from neighbors from the United Arab Emirates with 5 million 136 thousand 534 tons of goods worth 9 billion 757 million 787 thousand 591 dollars and the lowest amount of imports from the country Bahrain was worth $ 946,808.
Latifi added: "After Iraq, the main export destinations of Iranian products and goods are the UAE with 15 million 437 thousand 566 tons worth 4 billion 661 million 621 thousand 682 dollars, Turkey with 2 billion 536 million 616 thousand And 688 dollars and Afghanistan with 2 billion 308 million 401 thousand 259 dollars.
According to him, the main sources of our country's imports from our neighbors, after the United Arab Emirates, are Turkey with 4 billion 400 million 91 thousand 82 dollars and Russia with 1 billion 70 million 256 thousand 262 dollars.
