Iran earns $400 million for carpet exports in 11 months

Iran has earned about $400 million in 11 months of the current calendar year (started on March 21) for exporting domestically made carpets to various countries, IRNA news agency reported.

The director of Iran's National Carpet Center, Mohammad Bagher Alikhani said that Iran earned the above mentioned revenue of carpet exports to 70 countries.

Speaking at the carpet exhibition in Iran's Kerman province, Alikhani noted that Iran's target market for carpet exports divides mostly between Asian and European countries.

"45 percent of overall carpet exports went to Asian countries, 43 percent to the European countries," he said.

Alikhani added that because the sanctions did not affect Iran's carpet exports too much, Iranian carpets are now known all over the world.

Further on he said that currently Iran is exporting its carpets to China and Brazil, while possibilities of exports to South Africa and Vietnam are being considered.

Alikhani, who is also Iran's Industry, trade and mines deputy minister, said that Iran's most important competition in the carpet exporting sphere are India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan and China.