Azerbaijan resumes cash registers import from Mexico after 13-year break

Azerbaijan imported 35 units of cash registers valued at $27,000, from Mexico in 2023, Report informs.

It should be noted that last year, for the first time in the last 13 years (note: publicly available official statistics on foreign trade are as of 2011), the imports were carried out from Mexico.

Overall, Azerbaijan imported 22,847 cash registers worth $4.1 million in 2023, as indicated in the data from the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan. This is a decrease of 66 percent in value and 64 percent in number compared to the indicator of 2022.

In 2023, China was the main supplier of cash registers to Azerbaijan. Thus, Azerbaijan bought 22,234 units worth $3.6 million of cash registers from China for the reporting period, representing a 64-percent decline in value and a 65-percent decrease in number compared to the 2022.

Furthermore, 130 units of cash registers, worth $118,400 were imported into the country from Taiwan in the specified period, which is an increase of 33 percent in value, while decrease by 14 percent in number from 2022.

At the same time, Azerbaijan purchased 109 units of related items worth $107,500 from Russia, showing a 91-percent drop in value and a 79-percent drop in number compared to the indicator of 2022.

During the reporting period, 64 cash registers, valued at $57,000 were imported into the country from Hungary. This shows a decrease of 77 percent and 76 percent in value and number, respectively, from 2022.

Along with all these, Azerbaijan bought 53 units of cash register worth $67,500 from Malaysia (there was no supply a year ago).

Meanwhile, China accounted for 98.2 percent of the 64,000 cash registers imported to Azerbaijan from 12 countries in 2022.