Iran’s carpet export to US rises by 96.7 percent
Tehran, April 13, IRNA -- 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.