WANA (Aug 15) – Iran’s non-oil trade volume in the first four months of the current Iranian year reached 61.02 million tonnes, valued at $34.17 billion, marking a 0.48% increase in weight but a 10% decline in value compared to the same period last year, official data shows.

 

According to the report, exports accounted for 48 million tonnes worth $16.5 billion, while imports totaled 17.6 million tonnes valued at $17.6 billion during the period.

 

Foreign transit through Iran amounted to 6.6 million tonnes, reflecting a 13.4% decrease year-on-year.

 

Key Exports and Markets

The main export items included natural gas ($1.3 billion), liquefied gas ($1 billion), methanol ($789 million), butane ($914 million), and other petroleum gases. Petrochemical exports totaled $6.9 billion, down 10% compared to last year.

 

China remained the top export destination with $4.5 billion, followed by Iraq ($3 billion) and the United Arab Emirates ($2.1 billion). Other major buyers included Turkey ($1.6 billion), Afghanistan ($79 million), Pakistan ($603 million), and Oman ($591 million). Notably, Russia was absent from the list of Iran’s main trading partners for the first time in recent months.

 

Key Imports and Sources

Iran’s major imports comprised gold bullion ($1 billion), corn feed ($1.1 billion), rice ($688 million for 634,000 tonnes), sunflower seed oil ($132 million), soybeans ($569 million), mobile phones ($504 million), wheat ($344 million), barley ($310 million), and sesame and soybean products ($212 million).

 

The United Arab Emirates was the largest supplier with $5.4 billion, followed by China ($4.5 billion) and Turkey ($2.5 billion). Germany, Russia, and the Netherlands were also among the key import sources.