Iran is aiming to export about $10 billion worth of energy-related services, engineering expertise and goods to the Eurasian region by 2028/29, leveraging a free trade agreement as its main platform for expansion, an industry official said.Hassan Kazemi, a board member of the Energy Export Federation of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), said the free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union offers the strongest and most suitable framework for Iran’s trade cooperation under current conditions, according to a statement from the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO).He said the agreement provides a sustainable development platform, offering preferential access to regional markets and tariff reductions for a wide range of goods and components, including zero tariffs for up to seven product groups.Kazemi said trade engagement should go beyond basic goods such as food products, arguing that long-term focus should be placed on exporting technical and engineering services, knowledge transfer and high value-added products in sectors such as oil, gas and energy.“These forms of cooperation strengthen cultural and professional ties and become embedded in the economic structures of target countries,” he said.Kazemi said more than 5,000 companies affiliated with the Energy Export Federation and related industry associations are ready to enter Eurasian markets. Achieving the $10 billion export target, he added, would require comprehensive infrastructure preparation, including resolving banking, logistics and transport challenges, both maritime and overland, as well as addressing cultural and social requirements.He stressed that traditional methods of moving equipment and components would not be sufficient, calling for an integrated supply chain covering services, goods and equipment. (ICE TEHERAN)

Fonte notizia: Tehran Times