Can We Import Rugs From Iran

My parents are permanent immigrants they split their time between iran and the us california in case that matters.

Can we import rugs from iran.

The office of foreign assets control a division of the treasury department says on its website that u s. 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. 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. The year before no rugs were exported he said as quoted by local media.

Aside from rugs merchants hope to import other lesser known iranian delights such as saffron caviar and pistachios. 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. Can they bring a persian rug from iran for me to keep. Asking for a friend i am a us citizen living in the us.

One way to get around that though is to ship your items to dubai. In june online retailer etsy. According to the washington post the import ban applies to iranian made rugs coming from any country. They will not be allowed to.

Rug dealers must wind down their iranian imports by aug. Under the deal iran agreed to dismantle parts of its nuclear program in exchange for the. 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. Only the sale of persian rugs already in the us is permissible.

You can bring one or two for personal use but you are not allowed to bring in bulk amounts at least not directly from iran.