Bushehr Province Drives Iran’s Non-Oil Export Growth

Ali Soleimani, head of the customs department of Iranian southern Bushehr province, has announced that 7.65 million tons of goods worth $2.75 billion were exported through Bushehr between March 21 and June 21, 2025, accounting for 20 per cent of the country’s total non-oil exports during that period.

Soleimani made these remarks during a press briefing, The Caspian Post reports via local media.

He highlighted that Bushehr remains a major hub for Iran’s non-oil trade. The province’s key export products included gas condensate, cement, seafood (fish and shrimp), gypsum, fruits, and vegetables. Major export destinations were China, the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Oman, Brazil, Türkiye, Qatar, and Kuwait.

In the same period, Bushehr’s imports reached 180,000 tons, valued at $483 million. The main imported items were rice, power plant equipment, and automobile parts, with most shipments coming from the UAE, China, India, Russia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Japan, Thailand, and Germany.

According to nationwide data from the Iranian Customs Administration, the country’s total non-oil exports in the first quarter of the Iranian calendar year stood at 34.5 million tons, valued at $11.7 billion. This marks a 14.4 per cent decrease in value and a 9.3 per cent drop in volume compared to the same period last year.

Iran’s non-oil imports during the same timeframe totaled 9 million tons at a value of $13 billion, reflecting an 11.7 per cent decline in value and a 4.35 per cent decrease in volume year-on-year.