2 Billion 86 Million Dollars of Export from Turkish Carpet Manufacturers in 9 Months
Turkish carpet manufacturers earned 2 billion 86 million 182 thousand dollars from the 429 million 566 thousand square meters of carpets they exported in 9 months. The sector obtained the highest income from machine-made carpets with 1 billion 628 million 408 thousand dollars.
According to the compilation made from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAIB) data, carpet manufacturers in Turkiye sold 429 million 566 thousand square meters of carpets to 181 countries and free zones in 9 months of 2024. Turkish carpet manufacturers, who earned 2 billion 86 million 182 thousand dollars in return for these exports, increased their exports by 6.7% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The sector obtained the highest income from machine-made carpets with 1 billion 628 million 408 thousand dollars. Machine carpets were followed by tufted carpets (special design) with 382 million 620 thousand dollars, hand carpets with 68 million 225 thousand dollars, and rugs with 6 million 888 thousand dollars.
Exports of handmade carpets increased by 101.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, while rug exports increased by 35%.
Most Exports Were Made to the USA
On a country basis, the most carpet exports from Turkiye were to the USA, with 586 million 386 thousand dollars. Carpets worth 222 million 31 thousand dollars were sold to Saudi Arabia in second place, 166 million 126 thousand dollars to Iraq in third place, and 136 million 221 thousand dollars to England in fourth place.
In the 9 months of the year, the country where exports increased the most compared to the same period of the previous year was Japan with 96.3%. This country was followed by the Netherlands with an increase of 73.2% and Iraq with an increase of 63.2%
GAIB is at the Top in Carpet Exports
GAIB, which has a share of 67.9% in Turkiye’s carpet exports, maintained its top place as the most exporting union with 1 billion 416 million 265 thousand dollars in 9 months of the year. GAIB’s carpet exports increased by 8.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Zeynal Abidin Kaplan, President of the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters’ Association told that 2024 is difficult for the carpet industry, like many other sectors.
Stating that they have implemented various projects to maintain the sector’s power, Kaplan said, “Especially recently, we have turned to distant countries. We are trying to increase our market share in these countries by promoting our products with our trade delegations to countries such as Malaysia, Australia, Mauritania, Senegal, India, and Japan.”
Stating that the wars have negatively affected their trade with Ukraine, Russia, and Middle Eastern countries, Kaplan added that they are trying to tolerate them with different markets, that they believe that they will achieve their year-end targets and that they will strive to ensure that Gaziantep, which is the leader in the carpet industry, maintains this leadership.
