"Iran's non-oil exports increased 3.5-fold last year as compared with the previous year," Iranian Deputy Trade Minister Mojtaba Khosrotaj said.

Khosrotaj said that Iran exported over $44 billion worth of non-oil goods last year.

The main export commodity was gas condensate worth 6.571 billion dollars which making up for 17.07 percent of overall non-oil export.

Major imported goods comprised soybean, auto parts, motor vehicles and rice.

China marked the largest buyer of Iranian products by purchasing goods worth of 7.298 billion dollars in the past eleven months.

UAE, Iraq, Turkey and South Korea followed China in terms of Iranian imports while China, UAE, South Korea and Turkey are also major importers to Iran.