BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. Foreign trade
turnover through customs offices in Iran’s southern Hormozgan
Province exceeded 16.7 million tons, valued at $9.5 billion, in the
first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March
21–October 22, 2026).
According to Trend’s analysis of data from the Iranian Customs
Administration, the value of trade turnover through Hormozgan’s
customs offices fell by 46%, while its volume declined by 50%
compared with the same period last year (March 21–October 22,
2025).
During the corresponding seven-month period of the previous
Iranian year, trade turnover through the province’s customs offices
amounted to 33.7 million tons, worth $17.6 billion.
Non-oil exports through Hormozgan’s customs offices totalled
15.2 million tons, valued at $4.98 billion, during the reporting
period. Compared with the same period last year, exports declined
by 25.1% in value and 48.1% in volume.
In the first seven months of the previous Iranian year, exports
through the province’s customs offices stood at 29.3 million tons,
worth $6.65 billion.
Meanwhile, imports through Hormozgan’s customs offices amounted
to 1.58 million tons, valued at $4.53 billion, during the
seven-month period. Compared with the corresponding period last
year, imports fell by 58.5% in value and 64.5% in volume.
A total of 2.28 million tons of cargo was transited through the
province’s customs facilities during the reporting period, down
47.4% from the same period last year. Cargo transit through
Hormozgan’s customs offices totalled 4.34 million tons in the
corresponding period of the previous Iranian year.
Customs revenues in Hormozgan Province reached 1.29 quadrillion
rials (approximately $686 million) in the first seven months of the
current Iranian year, representing a 99% increase compared with the
same period last year.
In the corresponding period of the previous Iranian year,
customs revenues amounted to 648 trillion rials (approximately $345
million).
Iran follows the Solar Hijri calendar, and the country is
currently in the year 1405. The Iranian calendar year begins on
March 20 or 21. Its first six months each have 31 days, the
following five months have 30 days, while the final month has 29
days in three out of every four years and 30 days in a leap year.
Consequently, Iranian calendar months generally begin on the 21st,
22nd or 23rd of Gregorian calendar months.
