Iran’s carpet export to US rises by 96.7 percent
Industry, Mine and Trade Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh announced that the country’s carpet exports to the US have risen by 96.7 percent.
“Iran exported carpets to the US valued at over $84 million showing remarkable rise as compared with $2.7 million exports the year before,” Nematzadeh said.
He underlined that the capacity for export of Iran’s carpets to the US is very high and this market should be used in a well manner.
Before the intensification of US-led sanctions against Iran in 2011, the country exported more than $600 million worth of carpets – mostly to the US - and had serious plans to raise it to $1 billion in the next year.
In the US, Iranian carpets are offered from $5,000 to $200,000 a piece depending on the type of the fabric, design and intricacy employed in their making.
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