China Tops List of Importers of Iran’s Mineral, Mining Products

China has been the biggest destination for Iran’s exports of minerals and mining products in terms of value in recent years, the latest data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) show.
Total exports reached 48.69 million tons worth $12.24 billion in the last Iranian year (March 2022-23). 
With over 10.94 million tons worth $2.9 billion, China accounted for 22.5% of weight and 23.7% of value of last year’s total exports respectively.
It was followed by Iraq with 12.32 million tons worth $2.07 billion, Turkey with 1.48 million tons worth $1.85 billion, the UAE with 3.6 million tons worth $1.33 billion, Indonesia with 1.58 million tons worth $770 million, Oman with 1.89 million tons worth $492 million, Thailand with 868,000 tons worth $472 million, Pakistan with 1.24 million tons worth $237 million, India with 1.85 million tons worth $209 million, Afghanistan with 1.3 million tons worth $205 million, Turkmenistan with 854,000 tons worth $179 million, Azerbaijan Republic with 357,000 tons worth $164 million, Ghana with 327,000 tons worth $164 million, Armenia with 550,000 tons worth $137 million, Kuwait with 5.24 million tons worth $128 million, Georgia 320,000 tons worth $90 million, Jordan with 169,000 tons worth $81 million, South Korea with 93,000 tons worth $78 million, Uzbekistan with 167,000 tons worth $62 million and Russia with 570,000 worth $58 million.