The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) put the non-oil trade exchanges between Iran and China in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 to June 22, 2023) at $7.8 billion.
The value of bilateral trade between Iran and China reached $6.5 billion during the first five months of 2023, Chinese customs data says.
A 45-member trade delegation from China’s Jilin Province is scheduled to visit the Iranian capital of Tehran in the next coming days, according to an announcement by Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA).
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has underlined the need for China to ease visa requirements for Iranian businesspeople as a prerequisite for further enhancement of economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
Shenzhen-listed Jilin Jinguan Electric Co Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a road between Iran and Russia for the construction of new energy facilities, it said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
The Customs of the People’s Republic of China has announced that trade volume between China and Iran exceeded $5 billion during the January-April period.
Iran’s commercial exchanges with its leading trade partner, China, reached $4.04 billion during the first three months of 2023, registering a 5.1% increase compared with the corresponding period of the year before.
Iran’s trade with its leading trade partner, China, reached $15.79 billion in 2022, registering a 7% rise compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.
Some 31% of Iranian exports of non-oil products are destined for China, according to Majidreza Hariri, the chairman of Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce, IRNA reported.
Chinese ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua said that Beijing is committed to facilitating issuance of visa for Iranians willing to visit exhibitions in the country, including Canton Fair 2023.