BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. Product trade through the customs of the Kurdistan Province located in western Iran amounted to 1.67 million tons worth $2.1 billion during the four months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through July 22, 2025), Faramarz Omidi, the province’s customs office supervisor, told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, the value of product trade through the customs of the Kurdistan Province in the reporting period grew by four percent compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through July 21, 2024).
Omidi said that in four months, product exports through the customs of the Kurdistan Province amounted to 406,000 tons worth $171 million. The products were mainly exported to Russia, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Germany. Mainly, capers, ice cream, tractors, apples, sponge iron and garlic were exported through the provincial customs.
He added that in four months, 40,000 tons of products worth $208 million were imported through the Kurdistan Province customs. Mainly, gold bars, aluminum bars, bananas, equipment and spare parts, raw materials, etc. were imported. Products from Iraq, UAE, Türkiye, China, Qatar, India and Ecuador were imported through the provincial customs.
“In four months, 835,000 tons of products worth $595 million were transited through the provincial customs,” he noted.
The Iranian Customs Administration's data shows that Iran’s non-oil product exports during the four months amounted to $16.5 billion with a total weight of 48.8 million tons. The non-oil exports decreased by 5.51 percent in value and by 1.46 percent in weight compared to the same period last year.
The same administration's data also shows that Iran imported goods worth $17.6 billion with a total weight of 12.2 million tons during the four months. Compared to the same period last year, the imports decreased by 14.2 percent in value and by 3.23 percent in weight.
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