Rouhollah Gholami, the director general of customs in Markazi Province, announced that in the first six months of the current year, over 1.211 million tons of goods were exported from this province to 71 countries worldwide. The value of these exports has reached over $925 million, indicating a 41% increase compared to the same period last year.
Growth in Exports and Major Goods
Gholami pointed out a 35% increase in the weight of exported goods compared to last year and discussed the most important exported goods from the province. Hydrocarbon products, liquefied gas, jet fuel, polyethylene, and glass products are among the goods that have a significant share in the province's export basket and are exported to various global markets.
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The Role of Customs in Facilitating Trade
The director general of customs in Markazi Province also referred to the role of customs in supporting the activities of production units and stated that this organization, in addition to facilitating the export process, plays an important role in providing the necessary raw materials for industrial units. In the first half of the current year, goods worth $447 million were imported from 38 countries into the province.
Gholami emphasized that customs is working to ensure that the process of importing raw materials and goods needed by the production sector is carried out more quickly and accurately to avoid any disruption in the activities of industrial units. He also reported the discovery of four smuggling cases worth 32 billion rials, which included seized goods such as gasoline, kerosene, and naphtha.
State of Goods Transit
Furthermore, Gholami addressed the state of goods transit from Markazi Province, stating that during this period, 264,000 tons of goods were transited through the province. This amount reflects the capacity and position of Markazi Province in the country's transportation and trade network.
He also emphasized the necessity of creating a balance between facilitating trade and implementing legal oversight, adding that the strategy of the customs office in the province is to facilitate legal trade alongside precise and intelligent oversight to prevent violations while also smoothing the path for economic actors and the development of industries in the province.
Finally, the director general of customs in Markazi Province announced that this organization is striving to accelerate commercial processes and support production to create more opportunities for the growth of foreign trade and strengthen the presence of products from Markazi Province in international markets.
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