1.0 Introduction:

As per officially notified DGCI& S monthly export data, the export of Leather and Leather products for the financial year April-March 2011-12 touched US$ 4868.71 million as against the performance of US$ 3968.54 million in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 22.68%. In rupee terms, the export touched Rs.233323.80 million in April-March 2011-12 as against the previous year’s performance of Rs.180817.11 million registering a positive growth of 29.04%.

The Export data for the financial year 2010-11 has been upwardly revised by DGCI& S from Rs.175181.91 mn to Rs.180817.11 mn.
The Export Target fixed for the financial year 2011-12 was US$ 4725 mn and the actual export performance has surpassed the Target at US$ 4868.71 mn, recording an achievement of 103.04%

A Statement showing the Product-wise Export performance during April-March 2011-12 vis-à-vis April-March 2010-11 is given below:

		(Value in Million Rs)
CATEGORY	APRIL-MAR	APRIL-MAR	% VARIATION
	2010-11	2011-12
FINISHED LEATHER	38324.05	49035.50	27.95%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	67016.81	82196.50	22.65%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	10473.46	13506.08	28.96%
LEATHER GARMENTS	19365.77	27437.71	41.68%
LEATHER GOODS	38991.68	52144.59	33.73%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	4006.02	5156.42	28.72%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	2639.32	3847.00	45.76%
TOTAL	180817.11	233323.80	29.04%
Source : DGCI &S
		(Value in Million US$)
CATEGORY	APRIL-MAR	APRIL-MAR	% VARIATION
	2010-11	2011-12
FINISHED LEATHER	841.13	1023.21	21.65%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	1470.87	1715.17	16.61%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	229.87	281.83	22.60%
LEATHER GARMENTS	425.04	572.54	34.70%
LEATHER GOODS	855.78	1088.09	27.15%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	87.92	107.60	22.38%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	57.93	80.27	38.58%
TOTAL	3968.54	4868.71	22.68%

1.1 Major Highlights:

In Rupee and Dollar Terms, exports of different categories of leather & leather products have shown positive growth during 2011-12.

2.0 Country-wise analysis

The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are Germany with a share of 15.01%, UK 11.15%, Italy 10.85%, USA 9.02%, Hong Kong 7.38%, France 6.25%, Spain 6.08%, Netherlands 4.07%, Belgium 2.32%, China 2.54%, U.A.E.2.24%, Australia 1.39%,

These 12 countries together accounts for nearly 78.30% of India’s total leather& leather products export.

Export of leather & leather products to major markets like Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France, Hong Kong, Spain, Netherlands, Russia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, UAE and Japan have shown positive growth during April-March 2011-12.

Trend in India’s Export of Leather & Leather Products to different countries during April-March 2011-12 vis-à-vis April-March 2010-11:

(Value in Million US$)

COUNTRY	APRIL-MAR		% change
	2010-11	2011-12
GERMANY	575.38	730.77	27.01%
U.S.A.	348.13	439.27	26.18%
U.K.	505.20	542.99	7.48%
ITALY	455.76	528.39	15.94%
FRANCE	280.04	304.23	8.64%
HONG KONG	325.20	359.51	10.55%
SPAIN	247.99	295.81	19.28%
RUSSIA	19.19	33.05	72.28%
NETHERLANDS	155.43	198.29	27.58%
AUSTRALIA	51.81	67.79	30.83%
NEWZEALAND	5.98	7.29	21.81%
21.81%	57.75	74.15	28.39%
GREECE	10.05	10.88	8.30%
CANADA	29.32	40.01	36.45%
SWITZERLAND	25.02	33.52	33.97%
SWEDEN	31.36	44.29	41.24%
S. AFRICA	32.14	41.17	28.12%
AUSTRIA	27.01	38.43	42.29%
BELGIUM	80.89	113.08	39.79%
JAPAN	21.74	33.18	52.62%
PORTUGAL	39.62	46.55	17.48%
CHINA	75.48	123.78	63.99%
IRELAND	5.36	7.56	40.97%
U.A.E.	74.27	109.11	46.91%
INDONESIA	20.15	25.16	22.05%
FINLAND	14.57	22.14	51.97%
SAUDI ARABIA	22.14	40.89	84.66%
OTHERS	400.23	519.21	29.73%
TOTAL	3968.54	4868.71	22.68%
Source : DGCIS

3.0 Port-wise export performance

As per the Port-wise / Region-wise compilation for the period April-March 2011-12, export of leather & leather products from Southern Region, Western, Eastern and Northern Regions have shown positive export trends. Export from Central Region has shown a decline of 17.67%.

(Value in Million $)

Region	APRIL-MAR	Share in	APRIL-MAR	Share in	% Variation
	2010-11	Total Export	2011-12	Total Export
Southern	1565.95	39.46%	1781.90	36.60%	13.79%
Western	961.35	24.22%	1056.37	21.70%	9.88%
Eastern	490.19	12.35%	644.30	13.23%	31.44%
Northern	458.66	11.56%	629.34	12.93%	37.21%
Central	116.00	2.92%	95.51	1.96%	-17.67%
Others	376.39	9.48%	661.29	13.58%	75.69%
Total	3968.54	100.00%	4868.71	100.00%	22.68%

Note: This is purely based on port-wise compilation and does not reflect the accurate regional performance: Source: DGCI& S

4.0 Conclusion:

India’s export of leather & leather products during the financial year April-March 2011-12 touched US$ 4868.71 million as against US$ 3968.54 million in the corresponding period last year, recording a positive trend of 22.68%.

Export of different categories of Footwear alone holds a major share of 42.67% in India’s total leather & leather Products exports with an export value of $ 2077.27 mn. This is followed by Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 22.35%, finished leather 21.02%, leather garments 11.76% and saddlery & harness 2.21%.