Sales of nearly 13 billion tomans worth of handicrafts at Fars Expo 2026

The Deputy Minister of Handicrafts of Fars province announced the registration of nearly 13 billion tomans of direct and credit sales of handicraft products and the signing of 16 official contracts and 19 commercial pre-contracts during this year's National Handicrafts Exhibition.

According to the report of Aria Heritage reporter, Majid Salimi, today, Saturday, October 25, 1405, referring to the different holding of this year's National Handicrafts Exhibition, said: This exhibition was held at the same time as the second edition of Expo 2026 in Fars Province, and by dedicating an independent hall to handicrafts, it provided a valuable opportunity to introduce the artistic, cultural and economic capacities of the province.

The Deputy of Fars Province Handicrafts added: the impressive reception of visitors to Mulla Sadra Hall was the result of different design, professional decoration and attractive way of introducing handicrafts and tourism capacities of Fars Province by the professional leaders based in the exhibition hall. We tried to present handicraft products in a decent way and according to their artistic value in order to provide more effective communication between producers, audiences and economic activists.

Emphasizing the commercial achievements of this event, Salimi said: establishing effective communication with domestic and foreign trade delegations, provided the basis for signing 19 pre-contracts in the field of import and export, as well as 16 official contracts in various fields. In addition to handicrafts, these interactions also helped to develop commercial cooperation in other sectors.

He continued: The participants from different provinces of the country expressed their satisfaction with the quality of the exhibition and emphasized the difference between this event and similar exhibitions in the country. Also, serious requests were made to continue holding the exhibition with the same quality in the coming years.

Referring to the importance of the way products are presented in the development of the handicrafts market, the deputy of Fars province handicrafts stated: Professional and attractive presentation of products plays an important role in promoting the brand of handicrafts, increasing the value of products and developing sales markets, and can help improve the economic conditions of artists and producers in this field.

Referring to the sales statistics of the exhibition, Salimi noted: According to the statistics collected from the booths on the last day, nearly 13 billion Tomans of direct and credit sales of handicrafts were recorded; A significant figure that shows the capacity of this event to support artists, boost production and expand the handicraft market.

He expressed his hope that with the continuation of such events, the field of more appropriate introduction of Iranian traditional arts and the strengthening of the position of Fars handicrafts in the domestic and foreign markets will be provided.