Can We Import Rugs From Iran

Asking for a friend i am a us citizen living in the us.

Can we import rugs from iran.

Rug dealers must wind down their iranian imports by aug. Only the sale of persian rugs already in the us is permissible. The office of foreign assets control a division of the treasury department says on its website that u s. Aside from rugs merchants hope to import other lesser known iranian delights such as saffron caviar and pistachios.

Under the deal iran agreed to dismantle parts of its nuclear program in exchange for the. They will not be allowed to. In june online retailer etsy. They have visited the us before and while in the us they live with me their us address is the same as mine.

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. Rug shipments are a small piece of the landmark nuclear accord with iran that was put in place in january. 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. 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.

The year before no rugs were exported he said as quoted by local media. 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. My parents are permanent immigrants they split their time between iran and the us california in case that matters. According to the washington post the import ban applies to iranian made rugs coming from any country.

One way to get around that though is to ship your items to dubai.