Iran exports non-oil goods worth $1.3b to Pakistan in 8 months

December 22, 2023 - 13:34

TEHRAN - Iran has exported non-oil commodities valued at $1.3 billion to Pakistan during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.

Mohammad Rezvani-Far said that Pakistan registered the highest growth in import of goods from Iran, among the other neighboring countries, in the mentioned eight-month period. 

He said that Pakistan had imported non-oil products worth $855 million from the Islamic Republic in the first eight months of the past year.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is aiming to expand its economic and trade relations with Pakistan through establishing joint free zones and trade centers with the country, IRIB reported.

According to Ahmad Jamali, the deputy secretary of Iran’s Free Zones High council, Tehran has reached an agreement with Islamabad to establish a joint free zone on the border between the two countries.

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