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Iran targets $1 billion in daily non-oil exports through domestic reforms

Iran could achieve its goal of exporting $1 billion worth of non-oil goods per day by reforming domestic regulations, removing trade barriers and strengthening the role of export associations, the head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said on Monday.

Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi made the remarks at the National Conference of Export Associations, held at the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture on Monday. He said Iran had the capacity to significantly increase its non-oil exports, pointing to the need to address domestic obstacles and improve the business environment. Iran’s non-oil exports reached $52 billion in the past calendar year to March 2026 despite the challenges and restrictions facing trade, Dehghan Dehnavi said. He cited Turkey’s reported non-oil exports of around $1 billion a day as an example of the scale Iran could seek to achieve. At its current level, Iran’s annual non-oil exports amount to roughly $1 billion a week, underscoring the gap between its present performance and the proposed target, he said. Dehghan Dehnavi highlighted the private sector’s ability to maintain exports despite restrictions on Iran’s southern ports over the previous six months. He said that although around 75% of the country’s trade by weight is transported by sea, trade volumes by weight had declined by 30% to 35%, while the value of trade had fallen by about 20% during the period. He said the figures demonstrated the private sector’s ability to find alternative routes and maintain commercial activity despite the constraints. Increasing the value of exported goods would be another important step toward the target, Dehnavi said. The average value of each ton of Iran’s exports stands at around $300 to $400, leaving room to increase earnings through domestic processing and greater value addition. He cited a plan by the country’s footwear manufacturers’ association to raise exports from $200 million to $500 million as an example of how sector-specific initiatives could contribute to export growth.
Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture

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