TEHRAN -- Over 1,842 tons of goods valued at $3,740 million were transited through Iran during March-November registering a fall of 16.9 percent in terms of weight and an increase of 1.9 percent in terms of value compared to the corresponding period last year, announced the Customs Administration here on Thursday.

The volume of goods, excluding fuel, on transit during this period stood at 1.434 million tons registering increases of 40 percent and 5.5 percent in terms of weight and value respectively compared to the same period last year.

During the period under study, foodstuff, which was the largest single item on transit, was valued at $520 million showing a 37 percent fall compared to the corresponding period last year.

Some 17,717 vehicles have been transited through the country during the period, said the report.

Shahid Beheshti, Bahonar and Bazargan customs offices took the top three positions respectively in handling transit goods.

During April-November, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 37.9 percent, Uzbekistan with 10,4 percent and Turkey with 9.7 percent of transit goods were the top three countries of origin, the report concluded.

(IRNA)