S.Korea’s import of Iranian non-oil goods skyrocketed

April 1, 2017 - 12:44

TEHRAN – South Korea’s import of non-oil goods from Iran rose by 230 percent in the previous Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20, according to the Iran Customs Administration.

Iran exported $2.87 billion of non-oil goods to South Korea during the past year, compared with $870 million in its preceding year, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

Next to China, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Turkey, South Korea was the fifth largest importer of Iranian goods, the report added.

Iran exported $43.93 billion of non-oil goods in the past calendar year, while imports of non-oil goods stood at $43.68 billion.