Import

Iran's mineral trade surplus exceeds $4.5bn

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization shows that the country’s trade surplus of minerals has observed a significant growth during the eight months of the current Iranian year, through Nov. 21.

Shahid Rajaei Port throughput reaches 50m tons in 8 months

BANDAR ABBAS, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Over 49.5 million tons of oil and non-oil products were loaded and unloaded at Shahid Rajaee Port in the southern Hormozgan province during the past eight months of the Iranian fiscal year (March 21- Nov. 21), the director general of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization.

Japan’s Fuji oil plans to resume Iran oil loadings from January

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Japanese refiner Fuji Oil Company is set to resume Iranian crude purchases after Japan received a waiver from US sanctions on Tehran, industry sources familiar with the matter said.

IRICA:

Oilseeds imports volume at 22% growth in seven months

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that imports of oily seeds into the country in the seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Oct. 21) registered a considerable 22 percent hike.

Cellular handset import into Iran amounts to $266 mn

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that about $266 million worth of cell phones have been imported into the country during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Oct. 21), showing a considerable 43 percent growth as compared to the same period last year.

Iran’s dependence on foreign pharmaceutical raw materials declines by 33%

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Food and Drug Administration Gholamreza Asghari said that the significant increase in domestic production of pharmaceutical raw materials has resulted in 33 percent decrease in its related imports.

IRICA:

Petrochemicals, livestock corn stand at Iran’s top exports, imports list

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The latest statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that petrochemicals and animal corn stood at the top list of Iranian import and export products in the first seven month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Oct. 21).

Iran’s non-oil exports hit $27 bn during first 7 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Foroud Asgari, head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) says non-oil exports reached $27.2 billion during the first 7 months since the start of Iranian year of 1397 ((from March 21 to October 22.)

Customs revenues at over $2,380,952,380 in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) in its latest report put the customs revenues of the country collected in the first half of the current year (March 21-Sept. 21) at $2,571,428,571, showing a record high in all-time history of the country.

Car imports at over 13,000 in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) showed that more than 13,000 cars were imported into the country in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Sept. 21).

Banana imports into Iran declined by 33%

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Some 233 thousand tons of bananas worth 217 million dollars have been imported to the country during the first half of the current Iranian year, experiencing a drop by 33.32% in weight and 19.30% in value compared to the same period last year.

Iran’s flower, ornamental plants market on rise

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s balance of trades for flower and ornamental plants in the past Iranian year (ended on March 20) remained positive amounting to some $11 million, which is expected to observe a significant growth this year, a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture said.

Iranian ports load/unload 74mn tons of goods in H1

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Data released by Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran show that over 74 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the first six months of current Iranian year (ended on Sep. 22).

Cellphone imports in H1 at $242 million

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – The total value of mobile phones imported into Iran during the first six months of the current Iranian year (through Sep. 22) amounted to $242.692 million.

MP: $8bn worth of registered goods so far been imported

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Traders have registered import orders worth $35 billion on the website of the Trade Organization of Iran in the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21- Sep 22).

Afghan attache dismisses rumors on Iranian goods import ban

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Commercial Attaché of Afghanistan Embassy to Iran has dismissed the rumors about a ban placed on the import of Iranian goods to Afghanistan.

Iran to import vehicles from Uzbekistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – An Iranian company is going to import a host of vehicles from Uzbekistan, Uzbek media outlets reported.

In five-month period:

Frozen beef imports up by 7%

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran imported 42,925 tons of frozen beef, valued at $183.184 million, in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21).

Import of raw vegetable oil down at 45% in Q1

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – According to the official statistics of Iranian Vegetable Oil Association, import of raw vegetable oil in the first three months of the current year (March 21-June 21) experienced a considerable 45 and 48 percent decline in terms of weight and value respectively as compared to the same period of last year.

Import of consumer goods down by 3%

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade for Export Affairs Mojtaba Khosrotaj said that import of consumer goods dropped by 3% from March 21 to May 22 as compared to the same period last year.

IRICA:

Iran trade balance positive from March to May

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) on Mon. reported a trade surplus during the first two months of the current Iranian fiscal year, corresponding to March 21 to May 21, 2018.

Iran’s goods import from UK, France sees surge in post-JCPOA

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran’s import of goods from UK and France in the past Iranian calendar year in 1396 (ended March 20, 2018) increased 168 and 85 percent respectively.

Imports from Kurdistan border up by 113% in 11 months

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Director general of Kurdistan province Customs Office Bakhtiar Rahmanipour revealed the 113 percent growth of goods import from borders of this province in the 11 months of the current Iranian calendar year in 1396 (to end March 20, 2018) as compared to the same period of last year.

Nonbanking order process for importing goods from 4 countries banned

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (MNA) – In a directive issued by the First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri, order registration process for importing goods from four countries of India, South Korea, Turkey and China is possible only through opening Letter of Credit (L/C), draft and remittance, effective as of Jan. 30, 2018.

CBI official:

Order for goods imports from 4 countries through “non-bank” procedures banned

TEHRAN, Feb. 8 (MNA) – As of February 10, ordering to import goods from India, South Korea, Turkey and China will be possible only through banks by opening Letter of credit, negotiable instrument and payment orders.

Turkey imports from Iran rise to 59% in 2017

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – According to a report released by Turkish economic institute, Turkey's import from Iran mounted to 59% in 2017.

India to resume Basmati rice export to Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – According to AIREA, India will resume Basmati rice export to Iran from the upcoming week.

Iraq bans import of some Iranian crops

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The head of the national union of Iran’s agricultural Products reported that Iraq continues to ban the import of some crops from Iran, stressing the need for economic diplomacy to resolve the issue.

Iran non-oil exports drop by 2.39%

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – According to Iran customs records, the country’s non-oil exports have dropped by 2.39% in the first 9 months of the Iranian year corresponding to Mar-Dec. 2017.

S Khorasan export value moves up by 24% in 9 months

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – An official said Iran’s South Khorasan Province exported commodities worth 560.885 million dollars over the none-month period indicating an upsurge of 24 per cent.