According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), more than 50,700 tons of tea, valued at $292.2 million, were imported into the country between March 21, 2025 and January 22, 2026, registering a 23.6 percent growth compared to the same period last year.
The country’s foreign trade of tea from March 21, 2025 to January 22, 2026 registered a 23.6 percent increase in import and 10.2 percent growth in exports, the IRICA added.
In this period, Iran imported tea from the countries including India, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kenya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Vietnam and free zones, the report said, adding that Iran imported about 27.481 tons of tea from India in this period.
This is while that Iran exported its produced tea to 33 countries of the world.
Turkey, Russia, India, Iraq, and Uzbekistan were Iran’s first to five exports tea export target markets, IRICA added.
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