The Director General of Iranian Customs said, “Statistics show that in the first month of the second half of 1400 (Iranian year), the growth of foreign trade continues, and in the first seven months of this year, 98 million tons of goods worth 54 billion and 800 million dollars were exchanged between Iran and other countries.

The Deputy Minister of Economy said: The comparison of the country's foreign trade statistics during this period with the same period of 1999 shows a growth of 16.5% in weight and 43% in the total value of goods exchanged between our country and other trading partners.
 
He added: out of the total of 98 million and 700,000 tons of goods exported and imported during the mentioned period, 75 million and 200,000 tons with a value of 27 billion and one hundred million dollars were allocated to the export, or 15% by weight. compared to the same period of the previous year, in terms of value, it shows a growth of 47%.
 

The Director General of Iranian Customs praised the efforts of producers and traders to increase exports and stressed the need to remove obstacles and problems for activists in these two sectors, said: In the first seven months of this year, 23 million and 500 thousand tons of goods worth 27 billion and 700 million dollars It entered the country through customs, which increased by 21% in weight and 38% in value compared to the same period last year.

The Deputy Minister of Economy said: Most of the goods imported into the country are commodities, industrial machinery and parts, as well as inputs and intermediate items of production.
 He added: Five important destinations for the export of Iranian goods during the mentioned period:
China with 16 million and 900 thousand tons of goods worth 7 billion and 700 million dollars,
Iraq with 19 million and 700 thousand tons worth 5 billion and 500 million dollars,
Turkey with 11 million tonnes worth $ 3.4 billion,
UAE with 6 million and 600 thousand tons worth 2 billion and 600 million dollars,
Afghanistan with 2.8 million tonnes was worth one billion and one hundred million dollars.
Iranian Customs General Manager named our country's top 10 export products during this period as natural gas, methanol, polyethylene, semi-finished iron products, liquid propane, iron ingots , iron bars, urea, copper cathode and bitumen.
Import
Mirasharfi added: "Of the total goods imported into the country during this period, 16 million and 600,000 tonnes worth $ 11 billion are commodities, which compared to the same period last year in terms of weight and in terms of value increased by 40%.
He also said: for the import of 14 million and 400 thousand tons of commodities worth 8 billion and 800 million dollars, a preferred currency was allocated, which is 61% in terms of the weight of goods and 32% in terms of value compared to the same period last year. The percentage has increased.
The Director General of Customs of the five countries of origin of imports of goods to Iran:
United Arab Emirates with 6 million and 900 thousand tons worth 8 billion and 600 million dollars,
China with 1.9 million tonnes worth 6.1 billion dollars,
Turkey with 2 million and 500 thousand tons worth 2 billion and 900 million dollars,
Germany with 512 thousand tons worth one billion dollars,
Switzerland with 1.2 million tonnes for $ 1 billion
He listed and said: cellphones, corn, wheat, soybeans, sunflower oil, soybean meal, barley, rice, sugar, and palm oil were the top ten products. imported during this period.
Regarding the statistics of foreign transit of goods from the territory of our country, Mirasharfi also said: In the first seven months of this year, 6 million 948 thousand tons of goods passed through Iran, which increased by 81% compared to the same period last year.