Seyyed Ruhollah Latifi” added: “At the end of October, a total of 110 million and 284,000 tons of goods worth 63 billion and 132 million dollars were imported and exported to other countries, whose trade with neighbors represents 62% by weight. and 52% It has the value of the country's trade.

He said: out of 83 million and 740 thousand tons of goods exported worth 31 billion and 100 million dollars in the first eight months of this year, 52 million and 390 thousand tons of goods worth 16 billion and 664 million dollars were exported to 15 neighboring countries of Iran, which accounts for 62% by weight and 53% of the total value of the country's exports, which, compared to the same period last year, increased by 11% in weight and 24% in value.
Iraq is the number one export destination
Regarding the order of export destinations to neighboring countries, Latifi said that the top five neighboring countries buy Iranian products:
Iraq with a growth of 13 percent of 21 million and 636 thousand tons of goods worth 6 billion and 133 million dollars,
Turkey with a growth of 128% of 11 million and 351 thousand tons of goods worth 3 billion and 768 million dollars,
United Arab Emirates with a growth of 5% of 7 million and 289,000 tons of goods with a value of 2 billion and 935 million dollars,
Afghanistan with a decrease of 16% of 3 million and 57 thousand tons of goods worth 1 billion and 271 million dollars,
Pakistan with a 28% growth of 1 million 866 thousand tons of goods worth 764 million dollars,
 

He added the following ranks of purchasing goods from Iran:
Russia with a 28% growth of 697 thousand tons of goods worth 370 million dollars,
Oman with a growth of 58% of one million and 243 thousand tons of goods worth 363 million dollars,
The Republic of Azerbaijan with a decrease of 7% of 554 thousand tons of goods worth 336 million dollars,
Armenia with a 10% drop of 787 thousand tons of goods worth 211 million dollars,
Turkmenistan with a 168% growth of 895 thousand tons of goods worth 20 million dollars,
Kazakhstan with a 23% growth of 312 thousand tons of goods worth 113 million dollars,
Qatar with a decrease of 2% of 784 thousand tons of goods worth 97 million dollars,
Kuwait with a 6% drop of 1,912,000 tonnes of goods valued at $ 91 million,
Bahrain with 7,600 tonnes of goods valued at $ 5 million and Saudi Arabia with 428 tonnes of goods valued at $ 41,000.
Latifi pointed out: 50% by weight and 40% by value of exports to neighboring countries include petrochemicals, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum products, and food and agricultural products, industrial products, building materials and minerals are purchased from other goods.
Most imports from United Arab Emirates
The customs spokesman said: In the first eight months of this year, a total of 26 million and 540 thousand tons of goods worth 32 billion and $ 32 million were imported into the country , of which 15 million and 634 thousand tons of goods worth 16 billion and 302 million dollars came from neighboring countries. This amount represented 51% by weight and 59% of the total value of the country's imports during this period, which increased by 62% by weight and 75% in value compared to the same period.
Regarding the amount of sales of necessary goods to neighbors (imports), he noted:
United Arab Emirates with an 85% growth of more than 10 billion dollars,
Turkey with a growth of 24% of 3 billion and 243 million dollars,
Russia with 38% growth of one billion and four million dollars,
Iraq, with growth of 1,447% to $ 707 million,
Oman with 32% growth, $ 356 million,
Pakistan grows 43% to $ 182 million
Kazakhstan with $ 54 million growth of 54%
The Republic of Azerbaijan with 87% growth of $ 29 million in goods,
 

He indicated the next rank of imports from neighboring countries:

Turkmenistan increases 224% to $ 23 million
Armenia advances 44% to $ 16 million
Afghanistan rose 630% to $ 11.4 million
Kuwait with 97% growth of $ 8.2 million,
Qatar with 38% growth of $ 6.6 million,
Bahrain, with growth of 1,600% to $ 1.3 million,
But no imports were made from Saudi Arabia.
According to the latest customs announcement, the country's total foreign trade until the end of October was 110 million and 300 thousand tons of goods worth 63 billion and 100 million dollars, the export share was 83 million and 700 thousand tons worth 31 billion and 100 million dollars and the share of imports was 26 1.5 million tons of goods worth 32 billion dollars.