BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. Iran’s imports reached $28.4 billion, totaling around 18.8 million tons during the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025), Foroud Asgari, the head of the Customs Administration of Iran (IRICA), told reporters, Trend reports.
Asgari stated that compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024), import value decreased by 15 percent, while the volume rose slightly by 2 percent.
The official noted that Iran conducted trade with one hundred countries during this period, with total trade turnover reaching roughly $54.3 billion and 93.7 million tons.
Iran prioritizes the import of essential goods and imposes certain restrictions on products that have domestic equivalents.
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