BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Iran’s imports of
goods from Russia have dropped by 29.1 percent in value and 34.3
percent in weight in the first two months of the current Iranian
year (March 21 – May 21, 2025), compared to the same period last
year (March 20 – May 20, 2024).
Data obtained by Trend from Iran’s Customs Administration indicates
that the country imported $126 million worth of goods weighing
about 228,000 tons from Russia during the reporting period. By
comparison, Iran’s imports from Russia totaled about 347,000 tons
worth nearly $178 million in the same period last year.
The statistics indicate that Iran mainly imported petrochemical
products, agricultural goods, glassware, industrial products, and
other items from Russia.
Meanwhile, Iran’s non-oil trade turnover with Russia totaled
around $333 million in value and 817,000 tons in volume during the
same two-month span. Although the trade value fell slightly by 0.6
percent, the volume increased by 2 percent compared to last
year.
To note, the aggregate value of Iran’s non-oil imports for this
timeframe reached $8.47 billion, encompassing a total mass of 5.92
million tons. In juxtaposition to the corresponding timeframe of
the preceding year, the valuation of non-oil imports experienced a
contraction of 7.8 percent, whereas the volumetric weight exhibited
an uptick of 1.16 percent. Iran predominantly prioritizes the
procurement of essential goods necessary for national consumption
while implementing specific regulatory constraints on the
importation of domestically manufactured products.
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