Karegar told IRNA on the sidelines of the carpet exhibition in Bushehr that two-thirds of woven-carpets in the country are being exported
He said that 4,000 tons of hand-woven carpets worth more than 230 million dollars have been exported in the past 10 years
He predicted that hand-woven carpet export will enjoy a boom in the next Iranian year by reopening of the US market due to lifting the sanctions
In spite of reduction in export due to the sanctions, Iran still has the highest ranking in hand-woven carpet trade among rivals from China, Pakistan, India and Turkey
He said currently around one million persons are weaving different types of carpets in Iran