TEHRAN –Head of the Industry,
Mining and Trade Organization of Markazi province Saeid Jafari Kahroudi has said that $80,000 worth of hand-woven carpets have been exported from the province since the start of the Iranian year of 1400.
Jafari Kahroudi said 550 sqm of the high-quality handwoven carpets were woven and exported in the province since the start of the Iranian year of 1400 (beginning on March 21, 2021).
He further said that major destinations for the handwoven carpets woven in the province include Canada as the biggest market, followed by China, Kuwait, France, the U.S., Netherlands, and Germany.
Jafari Kahroudi also pointed out that 14,000 sqm of various handwoven carpets made of full silk, delicate wool and silk, commercial, coarse-textured, gabba and carpet tableau have been woven in different parts of Markazi province
He also noted that as many as 9,450 hand-weavers are registered in the province who enjoys insurance.