1.0 Introduction:

As per officially notified DGCI& S monthly export data, the export of Leather and Leather products for the period April-July 2014 touched US$ 2251.83 mn as against the performance of US$ 1858.92 mn in the corresponding period of last year, recording a positive growth of 21.14%. In rupee terms, the export touched Rs. 134800.79 million in April-July 2014 as against the previous year’s performance of Rs. 105753.38 million registering a positive growth of 27.47%.

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

EXPORT OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS FROM INDIA

DURING APRIL-JULY 2014 VIS-A-VIS APRIL-JULY 2013

		(Value in Million Rs)
CATEGORY	APRIL-JULY	APRIL-JULY	% VARIATION
	2013	2014
FINISHED LEATHER	24252.59	29349.83	21.02%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	35151.66	46904.06	33.43%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	6257.68	7887.69	26.05%
LEATHER GARMENTS	10135.79	12007.76	18.47%
LEATHER GOODS	23950.31	28735.39	19.98%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	2587.10	3119.11	20.56%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	3418.25	6796.95	98.84%
TOTAL	105753.38	134800.79	27.47%
Source : DGCI &S

		(Value in Million US$)
CATEGORY	APRIL-JULY	APRIL-JULY	% VARIATION	% Share
	2013	2014
FINISHED LEATHER	426.31	490.29	15.01%	21.77%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	617.89	783.53	26.81%	34.80%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	110.00	131.76	19.79%	5.85%
LEATHER GARMENTS	178.17	200.59	12.59%	8.91%
LEATHER GOODS	420.99	480.02	14.02%	21.32%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	45.48	52.10	14.58%	2.31%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	60.09	113.54	88.97%	5.04%
TOTAL	1858.92	2251.83	21.14%	100.00%

• In Rupee Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the first four months of the current financial year 2014-15.
• In Dollar Terms, export of leather & leather products have shown positive growth in all the product segments during the first four months of the current financial year 2014-15.
• Country-wise analysis/
• The major markets for Indian Leather & Leather Products are Germany with a share of 12.62%, U.K. 10.85%, USA 10.88%, Italy 8.62%, France 5.91%, Hong Kong 7.72%, Spain 5.18%, Netherlands 3.64%, China 3.09%, Denmark 1.23%, UAE.4.23%, Belgium 1.85%,
• These 12 countries together accounts for nearly 76% of India’s total leather& leather products export.
• Export of leather & leather products to major markets like Germany, USA, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Russia, Canada, Japan, Portugal, UAE, China have shown positive growth during April-July 2014.

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

			(VALUE IN MILLION US$)
	TOTAL			Share in
COUNTRY	APRIL-JULY		% change	total export
	2013	2014		2014
GERMANY	235.50	284.17	20.66%	12.62%
U.S.A.	196.95	245.01	24.40%	10.88%
U.K.	203.68	244.31	19.95%	10.85%
ITALY	166.34	194.15	16.72%	8.62%
FRANCE	111.27	133.07	19.59%	5.91%
HONG KONG	178.74	173.79	-2.77%	7.72%
SPAIN	87.71	116.69	33.04%	5.18%
RUSSIA	14.29	15.57	8.95%	0.69%
NETHERLANDS	70.69	82.07	16.10%	3.64%
AUSTRALIA	22.31	24.31	8.95%	1.08%
NEWZEALAND	2.82	3.45	22.30%	0.15%
DENMARK	27.47	27.81	1.23%	1.23%
GREECE	2.93	5.03	71.48%	0.22%
CANADA	14.44	20.44	41.55%	0.91%
SWITZERLAND	10.77	12.51	16.20%	0.56%
SWEDEN	18.19	16.72	-8.08%	0.74%
S. AFRICA	16.22	15.43	-4.86%	0.69%
AUSTRIA	13.49	12.11	-10.22%	0.54%
BELGIUM	32.13	41.65	29.60%	1.85%
JAPAN	14.49	16.08	10.97%	0.71%
PORTUGAL	17.33	26.42	52.46%	1.17%
CHINA	41.02	69.64	69.76%	3.09%
SINGAPORE	5.89	9.86	67.31%	0.44%
U.A.E.	62.17	95.35	53.37%	4.23%
INDONESIA	9.46	7.53	-20.41%	0.33%
KOREA REP.	17.75	21.16	19.25%	0.94%
VIETNAM	25.38	39.82	56.92%	1.77%
SAUDI ARABIA	14.38	16.21	12.76%	0.72%
OTHERS	225.11	281.49	25.05%	12.50%
TOTAL	1858.92	2251.83	21.14%	100.00%
Source : DGCIS

3.0 Port-wise export performance

As per the Port-wise / Region-wise compilation for the period April-July 2014, export of leather & leather products from all the Regions have shown positive export trends

Port-wise / Regionwise Export of Leather and Leather products during

APRIL-JULY-2014 vis-a-vis APRIL-JULY-2013

TOTAL OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS

				(Value in Million US$)
Region	APRIL-JULY	Share in	APRIL-JULY	Share in	% Variation
	2013	Total Export	2014	Total Export
Southern	569.68	30.65%	690.13	30.65%	21.14%
Western	439.54	23.65%	504.47	22.40%	14.77%
Eastern	249.08	13.40%	277.86	12.34%	11.55%
Northern	205.54	11.06%	242.73	10.78%	18.10%
Central	48.66	2.62%	84.31	3.74%	73.26%
Others	346.43	18.64%	452.35	20.09%	30.58%
Total	1858.92	100.00%	2251.83	100.00%	21.14%

4.0 Conclusion:

India’s export of leather & leather products during the period year April-July 2014 touched US$ 2251.83 million as against US$ 1858.92 million in the corresponding period last year, recording a positive growth of 21.14%.

Export of different categories of Footwear alone holds a major share of 46% in India’s total leather & leather Products exports with an export value of US$ 1028.83 mn. This is followed by Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 21%, finished leather 22%, leather garments 9% and saddlery & harness 2%.

Chart showing the product wise exports April-July 2014