BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. Iran increased
non-oil exports through the customs of Golestan Province, located
in the country’s northeast, by 42 percent in value and 32 percent
in weight during the last Iranian year (from March 20, 2024,
through March 20, 2025) compared to the previous year (from March
21, 2023, through March 19, 2024), Director-General of Golestan
Province Customs Department Shahriyar Shahriyari told reporters,
Trend
reports.
He said that the value of exports through the province’s customs
amounted to $463 million and the volume—719,000 tons in the
reporting year.
Shahriyari pointed out that during this period the non-oil
products were exported to 29 countries, including Turkmenistan,
Kazakhstan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia,
Türkiye, Italy, India, and the UAE.
The customs official mentioned that products worth $161 million
were mainly exported to Turkmenistan and $149 million to
Kazakhstan.
Shahryari added that the export through the province’s customs
mainly included pistachios, iodine, iron pipes and profiles,
cheese, and others.
To note, Golestan Province borders Turkmenistan and plays a key
role in Iran’s product exports to Central Asian countries.
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