BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Exports of goods
through the customs offices of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province rose
by 27% in value and 4% in volume during the period from March 21
through September 22, 2026, compared with the same period in
2025.


Ali Asghar Abbaszadeh, head of East Azerbaijan Province customs,
announced the figures, according to the Iranian Customs
Administration.


"During the reporting period, 1.7 million tons of goods worth
$1.08 billion were exported through the province’s customs
offices," he said.


Abbaszadeh said the main exports included iron and steel
products worth $211 million, copper and copper products worth $192
million, petrochemical and rubber products worth $107 million,
mineral fuels and various types of bitumen worth $74 million, and
grain and flour products worth $62 million.


According to the customs official, the goods were exported to 80
countries, primarily Türkiye, Iraq, Armenia, Afghanistan and
Georgia.


During the same period, 278,000 tons of goods worth more than
$688 million were imported into Iran through the province’s customs
offices. Import value increased by 8%, while import volume rose by
25% compared with March 21–September 22, 2025, Abbaszadeh said.







He added that the main imports included machinery and equipment
worth $113 million, tobacco products worth $91 million, vehicles
and spare parts worth $53 million, petrochemical and rubber
products worth $43 million, and red meat worth $29 million.


The goods were imported from 54 countries, including Türkiye,
the United Arab Emirates, China, Germany and India, he said.


Abbaszadeh also reported that approximately 429,000 tons of
transit cargo entered Iran through the province’s customs offices
during the reporting period, an increase of 35% compared with the
same period in 2025. Meanwhile, 878,000 tons of transit cargo left
Iran through the province’s customs offices, up by 19%
year-on-year.


According to Trend’s analysis of Iranian Customs Administration
statistics, during the period from March 21, 2025, through January
20, 2026, East Azerbaijan Province’s customs offices handled
exports totaling 2.8 million tons worth $1.47 billion and imports
totaling 395,000 tons worth $1.29 billion.