ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Goods and commodities worth more than $1.2 billion have been exported through Iran's Mehran border crossing to Iraq and other countries over the past 11 months, according to officials in Iran’s Ilam province.
Sohrab Kamari, director of customs for Ilam province in western Iran said on Monday that over the past 11 months over “2.2 million tons of goods have been exported through the Mehran border crossing, with a total value reaching $1.2 billion,” as cited by the state-run IRNA news agency.
Kamari noted that the bulk of exports to Iraqi markets include petrochemical products, agricultural goods, construction materials - such as cement, tiles, stone, iron, and rebar - as well as plastic products.
According to Ilam customs statistics, commercial activity at the crossing remains strong, with an average of 400 trucks transporting goods through Mehran each day.
Kamari added that export figures were higher last year, stating that 3.2 million tons of goods worth $1.8 billion were shipped through the crossing during that period.
On the Iraqi side, the crossing is known as the Zurbatiyah (Zarbatieh) crossing, located in Wasit province about 85 kilometers southwest of Ilam city. It is considered one of the main arteries for trade between Iran and Iraq.