Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 14
By Elnur Baghishov - Trend:
The value of products’ export via the customs in Iran’s Poldasht city has reached $30 million since the beginning of this Iranian year (started March 21, 2018), and this is a two-fold increase compared to the same period last year, Ahmad Akbarpour, director of Poldasht Customs Department in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, Trend reports via IRNA.
He said that goods worth $5.7 billion were transited via this customs check point, and this is a 100 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
He added that agriculture and dairy products, petrochemicals, rubber, iron and copper products, cotton, ceramic and construction materials are the main goods exported and transited via Poldasht customs.
He noted that 220,000 foreign nationals entered Iran via the Poldasht border checkpoint. This figure indicates a 100 percent increase over the same period last year, he said.
“Besides, starting from January 21, the Poldasht customs will be operating 16 hours a day,” he said.