BIRJAND — In a significant economic upturn, South Khorasan Province has reported a robust increase in its non-oil exports over the past six months, marking substantial growth in both the volume and value of goods shipped abroad.

According to Trend News Agency, Mohammad Kouhgerd, the director general of the Customs Administration of Iran's South Khorasan Province, detailed that from March 20 through September 21, 2024, the province saw a 43 percent rise in the value and a 20 percent increase in the weight of non-oil exports compared to the same period in the previous year. The region shipped 1.25 million tons of products, valued at a staggering $393 million, primarily to neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Kouhgerd highlighted that a diverse array of products, including ceramics, cement, bitumen, chicken eggs, and car tires, drove this export growth. Additionally, the overall performance of Iran in non-oil exports has been encouraging, with the country exporting 70 million tons of such products worth $25.8 billion during the same period, registering increases of 6.5 percent in value and 3.5 percent in weight year-on-year.

Furthermore, South Khorasan has played a pivotal role in facilitating regional trade, with 289,000 tons of products worth $647 million exported from other Iranian provinces through the customs of South Khorasan, witnessing a 49 percent and 36 percent increase in value and weight, respectively.