SARI, Mazandaran Province Some $13 million worth of non-oil commodities were exported via the Customs Office of this northern province in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year of 1379 (started March 20), head of the provincial Customs Department Ramezan-Ali Malek said here Tuesday.
Addressing a seminar on exports of non-oil commodities, the official added that the exported items showed increases of 90 and 58 percent in terms of the weight and value, respectively, compared to the similar figures in the first half of the last year.
According to Malek, the exported items included 3,193 tons of agricultural products, 19,614 tons of industrial goods and 88 tons of minerals.
The items were shipped to Central Asian republics, Persian Gulf littoral states, Turkey, Russia and Nigeria, the official pointed out.
He also said that during the March 1999-March 2000, some $21 million worth of non-oil commodities were exported from the province's Customs Office.
The 4th seminar on exports of non-oil commodities from Mazandaran Province attended by local officials was held in the provincial capital on Tuesday and was aimed at promoting commercial awareness among participating businessmen.
(IRNA)