Azerbaijan sharply increases purchase of contact lenses from US and Turkiye

During the first six months of this year, Azerbaijan imported 41,000 contact lenses (-31.6%) worth $82,000 (+3.6%), Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

A total of 15,021 units (-59.5%) worth $26.25 thousand were bought from Korea (-55.8%), 23,560 units (+6.9%) worth $23.56 thousand (+96.7%) from China, 486 units (+23%) worth $13.97 thousand (+2.4 times) from Ireland, 615 units (+7.3 times) worth $9.71 thousand (+8.6 times) from the United States of America (USA) ), 1,325 units (+3.5 times) worth $8.78 thousand (+7.1 times) from Turkiye.

Korea accounted for 46.1% of the contact lenses imported to Azerbaijan last year (from 7 countries) worth $230.15 thousand and China was responsible for 25.7%.