Talking to IRNA, Karegar reiterated that the US Congress halted the imports of Iranian carpet in 2010.
'Before imposing of sanctions on Iran, the US markets were considered as the first exports hub of Iranian carpets.
Kargar reinterred that over four million tons of Iranian hand-woven carpets, worth $230 million, were exported during the 10 months of current Iranian calendar year, started March 21, 2015.
He described the figure as too meager, reiterating that imposing of sanctions against Iran and economic recession as the main reasons behind the decline of the exports of Iranian carpets.
