BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. As many as 223,000 tons of products worth about $638 million were imported to the East Azerbaijan Province located in the northwest of Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025), Ali Asghar Abbaszadeh, head of the province customs, told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, products worth $299 million were imported to the province from Türkiye, $82.4 million from the UAE, $81.3 million from China, $43.7 million from Germany, and $24.2 million from Japan.
Abbaszadeh said that the imports included technical equipment and tools worth $92 million, tobacco and tobacco products worth $86.5 million, vehicles and spare parts worth $72.3 million, cocoa and products worth $39.5 million, and red meat worth $32.2 million.
The official added that 52,700 tons of essential products (wheat, barley, rice, cooking oil, etc.) worth $95 million were imported in the reporting period.
The Iranian Customs Administration's data shows that during the first half of the current Iranian year, Iran's product imports amounted to 18.8 million tons worth $28.4 billion.
Compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024), the imports decreased by 15 percent in value but grew by two percent in weight.
East Azerbaijan Province constitutes one of the 31 administrative divisions within the territorial framework of Iran. The administrative epicenter is the urban conglomerate of Tabriz. The province shares its geopolitical boundaries with Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province. East Azerbaijan operates within the parameters of Region 3 in the Iranian geopolitical framework, with its administrative secretariat strategically positioned in Tabriz.
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