Publish Date: 18 November 2020 - 09:46

Tehran province exports some $40m of handicrafts in six months

Tehran, IRNA – Some $40 million worth of handicrafts have been exported from Tehran province over the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), according to the deputy head of Tehran Province Department, the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization.

Parvaneh Heydari told IRNA on Wednesday that Europe and neighboring countries were the main destinations for Iranian handicrafts over the six-month period.

She said that precious metals comprised the biggest share of Tehran handicrafts exports during the mentioned period which amounted to some $31 million.

Official statistics suggest that Iran exported some $73 million of handicrafts last year.

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