India's Leather Garments Industry
- The Global import of Leather Garments declined from US$4232.43 million in 2002 to US$3739.77 million in 2006. India’s share has increased from 6.43% in 2002 to 8.26% in 2006.
- India’s export of leather garments touched US$343.99 million in 2007-08, with a share of 9.89% in India’s total export. In 2006, India held a share of 8.29% in the global import of leather garments.
A Statement showing global import of leather garments, India’s export and share during the last 5 years is given below:
|
(In Million US$) |
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Global import |
4232.43 |
4192.43 |
4004.83 |
3818.44 |
3739.77 |
India's export |
272.08 |
301.08 |
329.44 |
333.30 |
309.91 |
% Share of India |
6.43% |
7.18% |
8.23% |
8.73% |
8.29% |
Source : World Statistics, ITC, Geneva India's export, DGCI & S
- The major markets for Indian leather garments are the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Denmark and Netherlands. Nearly 80.27% of India’s export of leather garments is to the above countries.
A Statement showing India’s Export of Leather Garments to different countries:
COUNTRY |
APR-MAR |
% share |
% change |
|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2007-08 |
|
Germany |
53.41 |
68.78 |
19.99% |
28.78% |
USA |
36.72 |
27.74 |
8.06% |
-24.46% |
UK |
22.51 |
23.09 |
6.71% |
2.59% |
Italy |
52.63 |
58.31 |
16.95% |
10.80% |
France |
23.43 |
27.10 |
7.88% |
15.63% |
Hong Kong |
0.53 |
1.00 |
0.29% |
90.88% |
Spain |
42.95 |
47.58 |
13.83% |
10.78% |
Russia |
0.03 |
0.23 |
0.07% |
570.65% |
Netherlands |
10.83 |
11.25 |
3.27% |
3.88% |
Australia |
1.18 |
1.91 |
0.55% |
61.44% |
New Zealand |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.03% |
-72.70% |
Denmark |
11.34 |
12.32 |
3.58% |
8.62% |
Greece |
4.38 |
4.45 |
1.29% |
1.65% |
Canada |
8.51 |
8.94 |
2.60% |
5.02% |
Switzerland |
2.74 |
2.41 |
0.70% |
-12.15% |
Sweden |
7.04 |
8.62 |
2.51% |
22.49% |
South Africa |
0.82 |
0.82 |
0.24% |
-0.54% |
Austria |
2.40 |
2.54 |
0.74% |
5.71% |
Belgium |
5.16 |
5.11 |
1.48% |
-1.10% |
Japan |
0.70 |
0.89 |
0.26% |
26.03% |
Portugal |
3.32 |
3.93 |
1.14% |
18.44% |
China |
0.11 |
0.09 |
0.03% |
-21.28% |
Ireland |
0.10 |
0.17 |
0.05% |
68.11% |
UAE |
1.91 |
5.37 |
1.56% |
180.75% |
Indonesia |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
-100.00% |
Korea Rep. |
0.11 |
0.22 |
0.06% |
100.19% |
Finland |
1.21 |
1.00 |
0.29% |
-17.40% |
Saudi Arabia |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.02% |
-18.64% |
Others |
15.39 |
19.99 |
5.81% |
29.89% |
Total |
309.91 |
343.99 |
100.00% |
11.00% |
Source : DGCIS |
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