BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. A decision has been made to increase the number of trucks passing through the Astara border crossing between Iran and Azerbaijan to 800, the head of the Astara customs department, Nadir Ansarian, told local media, Trend reports.
According to him, taking into account that the Astara border crossing operates 24 hours a day, a bilateral step was taken to simplify the passage of trucks in the second half of the year (from September 23, 2025, through March 20, 2026).
Ansarian said that considering rise in Iran's agricultural export, including citrus fruits, during the second half of the year, the country proposed to the Azerbaijani side to boost the number of trucks passing through the border crossing, and the Azerbaijani side positively received this proposal.
The customs official also said that currently, trucks are not queuing up in the territory of the Iranian Astara border crossing.
For example, the previous day, 445 trucks passed through the border crossing.
As a result, no trucks were lined up on either side of the border.
He pointed out that over the past six months (from March 21 through September 22, 2025), 36,353 trucks entered the country through the Astara border crossing point, which is a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through September 21, 2024).
Meanwhile, 43,339 trucks left the country through the Astara border crossing point during the same period, which also indicates a four percent year-on-year growth.
To note, Iran exported 458,000 tons of products worth $280 million through the Astara customs point during the six months of this year.
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