TEHRAN – Based on the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), 5,416,446 cellphone handsets, valued at $1.225 billion, were imported into the country in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20–September 21).

In this period, more than 5,249,960 mobile handsets were imported by commercial companies while 166,486 of the cellphone handsets were imported by passengers, Tasnim News Agency reported.

According to IRICA, the cell phones imported in this period registered a 16 percent and an 8.0 percent reduction in volume and value, respectively.

Iran imported 2.857 million cell phones, valued at $688 million, in the first four months of the current calendar year (March 20–July 20), registering a 27 percent decline in value, year on year.

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