Iran’s garment exports reached over $113 million during the previous Iranian calendar year 1399 (ended March 20), registering a 99 per cent rise year on year, according to Afsaneh Mehrabi, director general of the weaving and garment industries department at the ministry of industry, mining and trade. The value of such exports in the year 1398 was $59 million.

Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the International Exhibition of Textile Industry (Tehran Modex) recently, Mehrabi said the production of garments and textile products in the previous Iranian calendar year increased by 25 per cent compared to year that preceded.

She also said that the production of the said commodities had increased by 20 percent in the Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended on March 19, 2020) compared to its previous year.

On the negative impact of US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic on the clothing market in recent years, the official said the Iranian government decided to ban the import of such products to support domestic producers and provide them with an opportunity to improve the quality of products and turn more competitive in global markets, a news agency reported.

According to the chairman of Tehran’s Union of Garments Manufacturers and Sellers, domestic units are supplying 70-80 per cent of the requirement for clothing inside the country.

By Fibre2Fashion
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