Non-Oil Exports from Anzali Free Trade Zone Up by 95 Percent

The non-oil exports from Anzali Free Trade Zone witnessed an eye-catching growth in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), a senior Iranian trade official announced on Wednesday.

“The volume of non-oil exports from Anzali zone exceeded 258,000 tons last year showing a 95 percent rise as compared with the year before,” Managing Director of Anzali Free Trade and Industrial Zone Saeed Rahimi said, addressing a meeting in Northern Anzali port city today.

He noted that the value of non-oil exports from Anzali Free Trade Zone exceeded $142mln last year.

Rahimi said that Iran’s non-oil goods are exported to Caspian Sea littoral states, Eastern Europe, Latin American countries, Northern Europe and Arab countries in the Persian Gulf.

“The main export commodities include chemical, mineral and cellulose products as well as food stuff and textile products,” he added.