Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.11/ Trend G.Mehdi/
Iran exported $238.2 million worth of carpets during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, the Mehr News Agency quoted National Iranian Carpet Center's deputy director Mojtaba Fayzollahi as saying on Sunday.
Exports in the seventh month of Mehr (September 22-October 21) showed 27.3 percent rise in value and 26.7 percent growth in weight compared to the same period last year, he added.
In September, Iranian Industry, Mine and Trade Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari said that Iran is currently exporting carpets to 80 countries of the world despite all the sanctions targeting Iran's economic sector.
He added that USA, Germany, Italy, UAE, Japan and Switzerland are the main targets for Iranian carpets.
Iran has developed plans to export as much as $1 billion worth of carpets in the current calendar year, he noted.
According to the Customs Administration data, carpet exports last year rose by 0.8 percent in value, but decreased by 15.4 percent in weight, compared to the year before.
Iran exported over $560 million worth of handmade carpets in last calendar year, accounting for some 24 percent of the world's total carpet trade.