Iran exports $214.7M in goods to Iraq through Mehran

Shafaq News- Tehran

Iran exported 609,000 metric tons of goods worth $214.7million to Iraq through the Mehran border crossing during the first quarter ofthe current Iranian year, which began on March 21, up 17% from a year earlier.

Cited by Iranian Mehr news agency on Saturday, AIlam CustomsDirector Sohrab Kamari said exports to Iraq included agricultural products,construction materials such as tiles, ceramics, glass, reinforcing steel, andbuilding stone, as well as cement clinker, iron ore, PVC pipes, and live fish,attributing the increase of demand for construction materials and agriculturalproducts.

Kamari also pointed to a sharp increase in internationaltransit activity through the Mehran crossing, with 31,967 metric tons oftransit goods passing through the border point, up 54% year-on-year. The numberof transit trucks rose by 476% to 5,991, compared with the corresponding periodlast year.