Director General of Customs Administration Mohammad Rezvanifar made the remarks, adding that oil exports value stood at 15.7 billion dollars during the period.  

Quoted IRNA, Shana reported that  18.5 billion dollars of commodities were imported into the country during the first four months of the current year, down by 6 percent against a similar period last year.

The country’s non-oil trade is negative by 1 billion dollars, Rezvanifar said.

According to him, considering 800 million dollars of gold bar imports and 15.7 billion dollars of oil exports, the country's total foreign trade amounts to 51 billion dollars, implying a positive 14.8 billion dollars.

The value of the petrochemical products exports reached 7.7 billion dollars during the first four months of this year.

United Arab Emirates, China, Turkey, and India were the main destinations of Iran’s exports during the period.

The volume of transit has risen by 59 percent during the period as well, the Customs Administration’s head said.