TEHRAN, Iran, June 12
Trend:
Iran's export of handicrafts during the last Iranian year (started March 20,2020) has increased, however it was 0.14 percent of the country's total non-oil export, Trend reports citing Iran's Customs.
According to the statistics, Iran exported $126 million worth of handicraft products.
A total of 11,000 tons of handicraft products have been exported in 2020. About 5,726 tons of handicraft commodities valued at $79 million accounted for carpets, which was a 22-percent increase compared to 2019, as well as one percent decline in value.
The share of handicraft export in Iran's non-oil export was 0.24 percent in 2019.
About 4,000 tons of handmade carpet valued $68 million in the last Iranian year (started March 20,2020), which was a 2-percent increase of volume and 4-percent increase of value, compared to 2019.
Germany, the UAE, Japan, Pakistan and Australia were the top five customers of Iranian handmade carpets.