ANALYSIS – IMPORT PERFORMANCE OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS DURING APRIL 2019–MARCH 2020 VIS-À-VIS APRIL 2018–MARCH 2019
ANNEXURE – II
ANALYSIS – IMPORT PERFORMANCE OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS DURING APRIL 2019–MARCH 2020 VIS-À-VIS APRIL 2018–MARCH 2019.
- Introduction:
As per officially notified DGCI&S monthly Import Data, the Import of Raw Hides & Skins, Leather and Leather products for the period April 2019-March 2020 touched US $ 1376.94 Mn as against the performance of US $ 1405.12 Mn in April 2018-March 2019, recording a negative growth of 2.01%.
Product Wise Analysis
| IMPORT OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS FROM INDIA |
| DURING APRIL 2019 – FEBRUARY 2020 VIS-À-VIS APRIL 2018 – FEBRUARY 2019 |
| (Value in Million US $) | ||||
| CATEGORY | APR – MAR | APR – MAR | % VARIATION | % Share |
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | |||
| RAW HIDES AND SKINS | 34.69 | 29.81 | -14.07% | 2.16% |
| FINISHED LEATHER | 548.15 | 520.28 | -5.08% | 37.79% |
| LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 413.02 | 395.27 | -4.30% | 28.71% |
| FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS | 22.17 | 24.14 | 8.89% | 1.75% |
| LEATHER GARMENTS | 2.30 | 2.41 | 4.78% | 0.18% |
| LEATHER GOODS | 72.06 | 71.91 | -0.21% | 5.22% |
| SADDLERY AND HARNESS | 0.95 | 1.37 | 44.21% | 0.10% |
| NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR | 311.78 | 331.75 | 6.41% | 24.09% |
| TOTAL | 1405.12 | 1376.94 | -2.01% | 100.00% |
| Source : DGCI &S | ||||
B.Conclusion:
- Import of different categories of Footwear holds a major share of about 54.55% in India’s total leather & leather product with an Import value of US $ 751.16 Mn. This is followed by Raw Hides & Skins 2.16%, Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 5.22%, Finished Leather 37.79%, Leather Garments 0.18% and Saddlery & Harness 0.10%.