Non-Oil Trade With Turkmenistan Declines 25%

EghtesadOnline: Iran traded $431.15 million worth of non-oil goods with Turkmenistan in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018), registering a decline of 25.57% compared with the year before to make the Central Asian country Iran’s 29th biggest trading partner.

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30 May 2018

As per the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration’s data, Iran exported 882,239 tons of commodities worth $418.10 million to Turkmenistan last year, posting a 37.69% and 23.62% decrease in tonnage and value respectively year-on-year.

The exports mainly included potatoes, metal frame structures, pipes and profiles.

Turkmenistan exported 32,949 tons of goods worth $13.04 million to Iran during the period, down 58.29% and 59.04% in tonnage and value respectively YOY, Financial Tribune reported.

Iran mainly imported petroleum coke, linter and silk from Turkmenistan last year.