1.0 Introduction:

As per officially notified DGCI&S monthly export data, the export of Leather and Leather products for the financial year April-November 2014 touched US$ 4450.61 mn as against the performance of US$ 3797.98 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 17.18%. In rupee terms, the export touched Rs. 269405.23 million in April-November 2014 as against the previous year’s performance of Rs. 227294.23 million registering a positive growth of 18.53%.

A Statement showing the Product-wise Export performance during April-November 2014 vis-à-vis April-November 2013 is given below:\

		(Value in Million US$)
CATEGORY	APRIL-NOV	APRIL-NOV	% VARIATION	% Share
	2013	2014
FINISHED LEATHER	852.02	942.02	10.56%	21.17%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	1254.53	1526.60	21.69%	34.30%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	210.77	259.68	23.21%	5.83%
LEATHER GARMENTS	386.66	409.78	5.98%	9.21%
LEATHER GOODS	880.05	977.33	11.05%	21.96%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	94.65	114.22	20.67%	2.57%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	119.31	221.00	85.24%	4.97%
TOTAL	3797.98	4450.61	17.18%	100.00%

		(Value in Million Rs)
CATEGORY	APRIL-NOV	APRIL-NOV	% VARIATION
	2013	2014
FINISHED LEATHER	50990.17	57022.45	11.83%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	75078.75	92408.49	23.08%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	12613.47	15718.76	24.62%
LEATHER GARMENTS	23139.83	24804.65	7.19%
LEATHER GOODS	52667.57	59159.69	12.33%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	5664.47	6913.79	22.06%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	7139.97	13377.40	87.36%
TOTAL	227294.23	269405.23	18.53%
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-November 2014.
In Dollar Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the period April-November 2014.

2.0 Country-wise analysis

The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are Germany with a share of 12.39%, U.K. 11.68%, USA 11.50%, Italy 8.77%, Hong Kong 5.34%, France 6.39%, Spain 5.42%, Netherlands 3.79%, China 2.48%, Denmark 1.27%, UAE.2.53%, Belgium 1.86%,

These 12 countries together accounts for nearly 73% of India’s total leather& leather products export.

Export of leather & leather products to major markets like Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France, Russia, Netherlands, Canada, S. Africa, Japan, Portugal, UAE, China have shown positive growth during April-Nov 2014.

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

			(VALUE IN MILLION US$)
	TOTAL			Share in
COUNTRY	APRIL-NOV		% change	total export
	2014	2013		2014
GERMANY	476.96	551.24	15.57%	12.39%
U.S.A.	431.05	511.74	18.72%	11.50%
U.K.	431.68	519.84	20.42%	11.68%
ITALY	331.73	349.60	5.39%	8.77%
FRANCE	216.84	242.72	11.93%	6.39%
HONG KONG	329.66	310.68	-5.76%	5.34%
SPAIN	193.97	241.07	24.28%	5.42%
RUSSIA	30.84	32.74	6.15%	0.74%
NETHERLANDS	138.16	154.21	11.61%	3.79%
AUSTRALIA	49.37	53.95	9.26%	1.21%
NEWZEALAND	5.70	7.38	29.29%	0.17%
DENMARK	57.04	56.32	-1.26%	1.27%
GREECE	7.32	9.91	35.41%	0.22%
CANADA	33.40	42.05	25.87%	0.94%
SWITZERLAND	20.99	25.65	22.22%	0.58%
SWEDEN	34.45	31.72	-7.93%	0.71%
S. AFRICA	30.87	33.17	7.44%	0.75%
AUSTRIA	26.99	23.44	-13.16%	0.53%
BELGIUM	61.38	78.42	27.76%	1.86%
JAPAN	29.49	35.74	21.18%	0.80%
PORTUGAL	32.33	48.14	48.89%	1.08%
CHINA	95.54	139.78	46.30%	2.48%
SINGAPORE	12.73	16.50	29.60%	0.37%
U.A.E.	114.11	188.36	65.07%	2.53%
INDONESIA	19.07	17.29	-9.35%	0.39%
KOREA REP.	36.73	47.32	28.84%	1.06%
VIETNAM	59.54	81.12	36.24%	1.82%
SAUDI ARABIA	25.68	31.96	24.49%	0.72%
OTHERS	464.33	568.56	22.45%	12.77%
TOTAL	3797.98	4450.61	17.18%	100.00%
Source : DGCIS

Port-wise / Regionwise Export of Leather and Leather products during APRIL-NOVEMBER-2014 & APRIL-NOVEMBER-2013

				(Value in Million US$)
Region	APRIL-NOV	Share in	APRIL-NOV	Share in	% Variation
	2013	Total Export	2014	Total Export
Southern	1170.63	30.82%	1338.59	30.08%	14.35%
Western	836.83	22.03%	950.72	21.36%	13.61%
Eastern	516.31	13.59%	549.58	12.35%	6.44%
Northern	472.23	12.43%	539.20	12.12%	14.18%
Central	112.74	2.97%	176.46	3.96%
Others	689.24	18.15%	896.05	20.13%	30.01%
Total	3797.98	100.00%	4450.61	100.00%	17.18%

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 increased to US$ 4450.61 mn as against the performance of US$ 3797.98 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 17.18%.
Export of different categories of Footwear alone holds a major share of 45% in India’s total leather & leather Products exports with an export value of US$ 2007.28 mn. This is followed by Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 21.96%, finished leather 21.17%, leather garments 9.21% and saddlery & harness 2.57%.

Chart showing the Product wise Percentage Share in total exports