BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. Iran’s imports from Azerbaijan in the first five months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through August 22, 2025) have fallen by 47.4 percent in value and 56.8 percent in volume, compared to the same period last year (from March 20 through August 21, 2024).
Data obtained by Trend from the Iranian Customs Administration indicates that Azerbaijan reached nearly $4.8 million in value, totaling around 2,400 tons.
In juxtaposition, during the corresponding timeframe of the
preceding fiscal year, Iran engaged in the procurement of
commodities valued at $9.12 million, translating to a total mass of
5,450 tons. The consignment comprised an array of apparatus,
compressed soy derivatives, diverse profile configurations, and
additional merchandise.
The bilateral trade dynamics between Iran and Azerbaijan for the
specified timeframe registered a turnover of $228 million in
monetary terms and 348,000 tons in quantitative metrics, reflecting
a contraction of 25.7 percent in fiscal value and 7.5 percent in
volumetric output relative to the preceding year.
In aggregate, Iran's non-oil product imports amounted to $23
billion, encompassing a total of 15.2 million metric tons during
the specified timeframe, indicating a year-on-year contraction of
16.3 percent in monetary terms and a 5.4 percent reduction in
volumetric metrics.
Iranian regulatory bodies emphasize that the nation strategically
prioritizes the procurement of critical commodities while imposing
stringent limitations on the influx of items that possess domestic
counterparts.
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