BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. The value of goods exported through the customs of Iran’s northern Semnan Province reached $114 million, amounting to 212,000 tons in the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2025), the head of the provincial Customs Administration, Morteza Hajian-Nejad, told reporters, Trend reports.
Hajian-Nejad stated that exports through the province’s customs increased by 5 percent in volume compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024).
He noted that goods were primarily exported to Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Iraq, Russia, Pakistan, China, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Türkiye, and Uzbekistan. The main export products included butter, pasta, rubber goods, calcium chloride, ceramics, sodium carbonate, hydrocarbons, wire, processed oil, and air conditioners.
The official also said that imports through the province’s customs totaled $108 million for 22,700 tons of goods over the same period. Imports decreased by 13 percent in volume but rose by 8 percent in value year-on-year. The imported products, mainly equipment and raw materials, came from 28 countries, including Türkiye, China, South Korea, the UAE, Italy, Russia, and Uzbekistan.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) data shows that the country’s non-oil exports during the six months totaled $25.9 billion and 75 million tons, marking a 6 percent increase in volume and a marginal decline in value compared to the same period last year.
Semnan Customs refers to the Iran Customs Administration office in Semnan Province, a governmental body that handles all aspects of import and export, including the clearance of goods, collection of duties, and enforcement of customs regulations for the region in northern Iran. This customs office processes both definitive and temporary imports and plays a role in international trade, dealing with non-oil product exports to countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Russia.
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