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 2014-15 touched US$ 6494.41 mn as against the performance of US$ 5937.97 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 9.37%. In Rupee terms, the export touched Rs. 397091.55 mn in April-March 2014-15 as against the previous year’s performance of Rs. 359246.15 mn registering a positive growth of 10.53%.

A Statement showing the Product-wise Export performance during April-January 2015 vis-à-vis April-January 2014 is given below:

		(Value in Million US$)
CATEGORY	APRIL-MAR	APRIL-MAR	% VARIATION	% Share
		2013-14	2014-15
FINISHED LEATHER	1284.71	1329.05	3.45%	20.46%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	2035.45	2277.52	11.89%	35.07%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	320.15	361.21	12.82%	5.56%
LEATHER GARMENTS	596.15	604.25	1.36%	9.30%
LEATHER GOODS	1353.91	1453.26	7.34%	22.38%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	145.54	162.70	11.80%	2.51%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	202.06	306.42	51.65%	4.72%
TOTAL	5937.97	6494.41	9.37%	100.00%

		(Value in Million Rs)
CATEGORY	APRIL-MAR	APRIL-MAR	% VARIATION
	2013-14	2014-15
FINISHED LEATHER	77724.70	81262.67	4.55%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	123144.36	139255.74	13.08%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	19369.28	22085.68	14.02%
LEATHER GARMENTS	36067.17	36945.77	2.44%
LEATHER GOODS	81911.00	88857.54	8.48%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	8804.99	9948.29	12.98%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	12224.65	18735.86	53.26%
TOTAL	359246.15	397091.55	10.53%
Source: DGCI&S

1.1 Major Highlights:

In Rupee Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the period April-March 2014-15.

In Dollar Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the period April-March 2014-15.

2.0 Country-wise analysis

The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are Germany with a share of 12.32%, USA 11.83%, U.K. 11.57%, Italy 7.76%, France 5.72%, Hong Kong 6.50%, Spain 5.41%, Netherlands 3.46%, China 2.99%, Denmark 1.29%, UAE 4.3%, Belgium 1.68%,

These 12 countries together accounts for nearly 75% of India’s total leather& leather products export.
Export of leather & leather products to major markets like Germany, USA, UK, France, Spain, Canada, S. Africa, Japan, Portugal, UAE, China, Belgium have shown positive growth during April-March 2013-14.

Trend in India’s Export of Leather & Leather Products to different countries during April-March 2014-15 vis-à-vis April-March 2013-14:

			(VALUE IN MILLION US$)
	TOTAL			Share in
COUNTRY	APRIL-MAR		% change	total export
	2013-14	2014-15		2014-15
GERMANY	765.56	800.20	4.52%	12.32%
U.S.A.	680.22	768.06	12.91%	11.83%
U.K.	664.92	751.33	13.00%	11.57%
ITALY	518.04	504.26	-2.66%	7.76%
FRANCE	354.72	371.75	4.80%	5.72%
HONG KONG	471.61	422.11	-10.50%	6.50%
SPAIN	308.07	351.27	14.02%	5.41%
RUSSIA	51.58	49.96	-3.14%	0.77%
NETHERLANDS	218.55	224.92	2.92%	3.46%
AUSTRALIA	78.73	84.66	7.53%	1.30%
NEWZEALAND	9.66	12.11	25.38%	0.19%
DENMARK	89.38	83.90	-6.12%	1.29%
GREECE	12.01	14.22	18.40%	0.22%
CANADA	51.66	59.24	14.69%	0.91%
SWITZERLAND	32.82	37.05	12.89%	0.57%
SWEDEN	50.62	46.48	-8.18%	0.72%
S. AFRICA	48.16	55.04	14.28%	0.85%
AUSTRIA	40.06	35.48	-11.44%	0.55%
BELGIUM	95.73	108.88	13.74%	1.68%
JAPAN	48.76	56.21	15.28%	0.87%
PORTUGAL	51.84	68.39	31.93%	1.05%
CHINA	153.63	194.26	26.45%	2.99%
SINGAPORE	19.77	22.14	11.97%	0.34%
U.A.E.	180.54	281.07	55.68%	4.33%
INDONESIA	27.22	28.95	6.37%	0.45%
KOREA REP.	58.30	68.47	17.46%	1.05%
VIETNAM	86.34	115.57	33.86%	1.78%
SAUDI ARABIA	38.67	47.42	19.11%	0.73%
OTHERS	730.82	831.01	13.71%	12.79%
TOTAL	5937.97	6494.41	9.37%	100.00%
Source : DGCIS

3.0 Port-wise Export Performance

As per the Port-wise / Region-wise compilation for the period April-March 2014-15 vis-à-vis April-March 2013-14, export of leather & leather products from all the Regions have shown positive export trends.

				(Value in Million US$)
Region	APRIL-MAR	Share in	APRIL-MAR	Share in	% Variation
	2013-14	Total Export	2014	Total Export
Southern	1766.04	29.74%	1902.39	29.29%	7.72%
Western	1328.39	22.37%	1457.95	22.45%	9.75%
Eastern	806.13	13.58%	831.03	12.80%	3.09%
Northern	736.01	12.40%	778.81	11.99%	5.81%
Central	209.56	3.53%	220.27	3.39%	5.11%
Others	1091.84	18.39%	1303.97	20.08%	19.43%
Total	5937.97	100.00%	6494.41	100.00%	9.37%

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 and Leather products for the financial year April-March 2014-15 touched US$ 6494.41 mn as against the performance of US$ 5937.97 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 9.37%.
Export of different categories of Footwear holds a major share of about 45% in India’s total leather & leather Products exports with an export value of US$ 2945.15 mn. This is followed by Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 22%, Finished Leather 21%, Leather Garments 9% and Saddlery & Harness 3%.

Chart showing the Product wise Percentage Share in total exports