EghtesadOnline: Iran’s official apparel imports in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18) stood at around $59 million, while statistics from the International Trade Center suggests apparel entering the country reached $1 billion during the period, the head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran said.

EghtesadOnline: About 1,840 tons of apparel worth close to $22.75 million were exported from Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), indicating a 20% and 24% growth in weight and value respectively compared with the corresponding period of last year.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign representatives, branches and distributors of apparel in Iran seeking business licenses are required to produce goods worth 20% of their import value (in rial terms) inside Iran and at least 50% of this domestic production be exported, a new directive issued by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade announced.