BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. Iran's product exports through the Astara border customs point of Gilan Province located in the country's north grew by 25 percent in value and 21 percent in weight during the four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025) compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through July 21, 2024), the head of the Astara customs department, Nadir Ansarian, told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, 350,000 tons of products worth $208 million were exported through the Astara customs during the four months.
Ansarian explained that the export mainly included agricultural, petrochemical products, building materials etc.
The customs official pointed out the key export destinations were Russia, Georgia, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and others.
The Iranian Customs Administration's data shows that Iran's non-oil exports amounted to 48.8 million tons worth $16.5 billion in the first four months of this year. Non-oil exports decreased by 5.51 percent in value and 1.46 percent in weight compared to the same period last year.
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