Iran’s carpet export to US rises 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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