More than 2,890 tons of beverage cans worth more than $21 million were imported during the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), based on the figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.
The UAE with more than $12.73 million was the biggest exporter of the product over the period followed by Germany, Turkey, South Korea, China, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Malaysia and Hungary, Mizan Online reported.
The news agency had earlier reported that 3,610 tons of aluminum easy-open can lids worth $22 million were imported during the same period. China, with over $15.56 million, was the biggest exporter, followed by the UAE, Turkey, China, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Poland.