Northwestern Iran Sees Export Boom

Ahmad Ahmadi, head of the Iranian Mahabad Customs Administration has announced that goods worth $10.3 million were exported through Mahabad Customs in West Azerbaijan Province, located in northwestern Iran in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 - June 21, 2025).

Ahmadi noted that 90 per cent of the goods exported through Mahabad during this period were shipped to Iraq, with the remaining 10 per cent - to other neighboring countries, The Caspian Post reports via local media.

The main export items were petrochemical products and traditional carpets, reflecting the region’s industrial and cultural strengths.

Looking at the broader trend, Ahmadi highlighted that total exports through Mahabad Customs doubled year-on-year in the previous Iranian year (March 20, 2024 - March 20, 2025), reaching $42 million, doubling the volume recorded in the year before (March 21, 2023 - March 19, 2024).