The Chairman of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es\u2019haq said that Iran enjoys a high capacity to export $31 billion worth of products to the neighboring countries of Iraq<\/strong><\/a>, Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said on Tuesday that export-oriented perspectives should be taken into consideration for promoting exports while boosting the quality of products is a prerequisite for spurring exports in the country, reported Mehr News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Iran\u2019s 15 neighboring countries are home to about 500 million people, he said, adding, \u201cThese countries provide between $200 and $250 billion worth of export capacity for Iran<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If barriers of trade and business activities were removed, Iran would be able to export $50 million worth of products to these countries, Al-e Es\u2019haq noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He put the volume of products exported from Iran to neighboring Iraq over the past year at $13 billion, while about $9 billion worth of products were exported to Iraq in the first nine months of the current year (March 21 to Dec. 22, 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Iran enjoys a high potential to export up to $20 billion, $6 billion and $5 billion worth of products to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, respectively, he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s Customs Administration (IRICA) said in January that despite the United States\u2019 unilateral sanctions against the Iranian economy, the value of Iran\u2019s foreign trade exceeded $72 billion during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019-January 20, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n