TEHRAN – Iran’s private sector and traders have the capacity to double exports to some member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, a senior trade official said.

Sadreddin Niavarani, vice chairman of the Iran Chamber of Commerce’s export development committee, said exports to Eurasian Economic Union members rose 16 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 22, 2025).

He said Iranian exporters could increase agricultural shipments to markets such as Russia by as much as fivefold, replacing foreign competitors.

Niavarani said implementation of the free trade agreement with the Eurasian bloc had helped advance Iran’s export sector, adding that government measures to facilitate access for private companies and traders to markets such as Eurasia encourage exporters and ultimately boost shipments.

He also highlighted the importance of infrastructure development, including rail transport and refrigerated rail freight for fruit and food products, in expanding exports to Eurasian Economic Union countries.

Iran’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has increased the competitive status of Iranian products.

The agreement has created new opportunities for the promotion of Iran’s trade with the five members of the union.

As the experts believe, it seems that economic cooperation between Iran and the EAEU will become a turning point in the near future.

The implementation of this agreement, which entered its operational phase in May, has created new opportunities for boosting Iran's trade with the five member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. Iran's free trade agreement with Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan has laid the groundwork for facilitating the export of goods, reducing tariffs, and increasing the competitiveness of Iranian products.

Experts believe that this agreement will not only strengthen Iran's export capacities but will also lead to the development of stable, long-term economic relations between Iran and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.

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