Exports to ASEAN Up 48% YOY to Over $1 Billion in Five Months

Iran exported a total of $1.07 billion worth of commodities to member states of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22) to register a 48% rise compared with the similar period of last year, according to the secretary of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran’s ASEAN Desk.
“Our top export destination over the five months under review was Thailand with more than 395,000 tons worth around $266 million of imports from Iran, indicating an 88% hike in value year-on-year,” Mohsen Rezaeipour was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Iran’s main exported goods to Thailand were iron ingots, steel sheets, non-alloy zinc, chicken offal, petroleum bitumen and jelly.