“If Iranian carpets are sold for $ 500 and Indian, Pakistani and Afghan carpets are sold for $ 250, then foreign buyers will definitely choose non-Iranian carpets,” he said.
In an interview with ILNA, the head of the Iranian Hand Weaving Carpet Weavers’ Union
he said:
“Currently, people’s purchasing power has decreased. This has a direct impact on the purchase of hand-made carpets in the domestic market, in addition, 95 percent of the hand-made carpet market is abroad, and due to sanctions, there is almost no market left for Iran. ”
He added: “Now the situation with exports is very bad, spending has decreased, so we are witnessing a terrible decline in both domestic and foreign markets. Of course, the spread of the coronavirus, in addition to all these factors, has aggravated and seriously affected foreign markets and exports. “
