Int’l Home Appliance Exhibition Underway in Tehran

More than 400 firms, including 394 domestic and 27 foreign ones from countries such as Germany, China and Turkey are taking part in the 19th International Exhibition of Home Appliances.
The expo opened at Tehran’s International Fairgrounds on Tuesday and will run for four days before concluding on Friday, IRNA reported.
According to Iran's Home Appliances Association Secretary-General Habibollah Ansari, this edition of the expo is focused on boosting exports.
He says the number of participants in the ongoing event has seen a 35% rise compared to last year’s edition of the expo.
Speaking to ILNA, Deputy Industries Minister Hossein Modarres Khiyabani noted that Iran annually exports $400 million worth of home appliances to neighboring, European and African countries.
A total of $215 million worth of home appliances were imported into Iran during the last fiscal year (March 2018-19), down from $1.28 billion in the previous year, indicating an 83.43% plunge year-on-year, data provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.