HERAT(BNA): Herat has reported a substantial increase in exports, with over $43 million USD in goods shipped out during the first three months of the year, reflecting a 46% rise compared to the same period last year, according to Hamidullah Khadem, Head of the Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Yousuf Amin, Executive Director of the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment, highlighted that the exports include agricultural products, locally manufactured goods, and marble stones, reaching both domestic and international markets.
Notably, exports of Herat-produced carpets also saw growth, with 2,189 square meters sold for $44,260 to Dubai and Bulgaria.
Hamidullah Khadem further reported that Herat’s industrial towns hosts 800 active companies. Key exports from the region include fiberglass products, non-alcoholic beverages, glassware, pottery, textiles, paints, and decorative stones, which are consistently shipped both locally and internationally.
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