Can We Import Rugs From Iran

They have visited the us before and while in the us they live with me their us address is the same as mine.

Can we import rugs from iran.

Nearly 69 million worth of persian rugs were exported to the us during the first 10 months of the current iranian calendar year that ended on january 19 according to hamid kargar the head of iran s national carpet center. My parents are permanent immigrants they split their time between iran and the us california in case that matters. Only the sale of persian rugs already in the us is permissible. Asking for a friend i am a us citizen living in the us.

The office of foreign assets control a division of the treasury department says on its website that u s. That is because the united states imposed a ban on rug imports from iran in 2010 as part of washington s efforts to pressure the nation over its nuclear weapons program. In june online retailer etsy. One way to get around that though is to ship your items to dubai.

Yes but a little known fact is that the international sanctions imposed over the past decade to curb iran s nuclear ambitions had a devastating effect on its second largest export. Aside from rugs merchants hope to import other lesser known iranian delights such as saffron caviar and pistachios. Today is a very special day helmi said as he fawned over additions to his. They will not be allowed to.

Can they bring a persian rug from iran for me to keep. Under the deal iran agreed to dismantle parts of its nuclear program in exchange for the. Rug shipments are a small piece of the landmark nuclear accord with iran that was put in place in january. Iran s persian rug industry previously brought in 425 million a year but with sanctions prohibiting the carpets from being imported to the us and limiting tourists ability to buy carpets in.

The year before no rugs were exported he said as quoted by local media.