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By Leman Mammadova

Azexport.az portal has been increasing the country's export potential by facilitating trade procedures through new mechanisms.

Azerbaijani producers received orders for export of local products worth $436.4 million in January-September 2019 through Azexport.az portal.

The exports increased by 6.4 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the export review of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication.

In September alone, the export orders amounted to $37.1 million. Russia (11.2 percent), Turkey (5.8 percent), India (5.7 percent), the U.S. (5.6 percent) and the UK (5.1 percent were among the top five clients in January-September 2019.

The most popular export orders included tobacco, chicken meat and eggs, hazelnuts, cotton oil, wine, pomegranate, onion, cosmetic, furniture sets, confectionery, mineral water, building materials, dairy products etc.

In general, export orders from 136 countries reached $1.425 billion from January 1, 2017 to October 1, 2019.

Created in 2016, Azexport.az, integrated with the most popular electronic trading platforms, makes products available to potential buyers from anywhere in the world.

The portal offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to export goods produced in Azerbaijan to traditional and new markets via international e-trading platforms. The mission of Azexport is to provide information about products of Azerbaijani origin and to be a beneficial platform for their sales in foreign and domestic markets.

The Azexport portal continues to introduce auspicious mechanisms to facilitate trade procedures for exporters and buyers. For the first time, the portal has introduced a free sale certificate in Azerbaijan to expand the possibilities of exporting national goods and local products beyond the country.

This certificate provides Azerbaijani entrepreneurs with access to the export of goods to the U.S., Indonesia, Qatar and a number of other countries. The cost of the certificate is only 20 manats ($12). Azexport issued 300 certificates to local entrepreneurs in 2018.

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