ANNEXURE – II

 

ANALYSIS – IMPORT PERFORMANCE OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS DURING

APRIL 2020 –  MARCH 2021 VIS-À-VIS APRIL 2019 – MARCH 2020.

A. Introduction:

 

As per officially notified DGCI&S monthly Import Data, the Import of Raw Hides & Skins, Leather and Leather products for the period April 2020-March 2021 touched US $  779.91 Million as against the performance of US $ 1376.94 Million in April 2019-March 2020, recording a negative growth of 43.36%.

 

Product Wise Analysis

 

IMPORT OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS FROM INDIA

DURING APRIL 2020-MARCH 2021  VIS-À-VIS APRIL 2019-MARCH 2020

 

		(Value in Million US $)
CATEGORY	APR – MAR	APR – MAR	% VARIATION	% Share
	2019-2020	2020-2021
RAW HIDES AND SKINS	29.81	15.70	-47.33%	2.01%
FINISHED LEATHER	520.28	305.23	-41.33%	39.14%
LEATHER FOOTWEAR	395.27	218.23	-44.79%	27.98%
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS	24.14	18.35	-23.99%	2.35%
LEATHER GARMENTS	2.41	2.00	-17.01%	0.26%
LEATHER GOODS	71.91	35.98	-49.97%	4.61%
SADDLERY AND HARNESS	1.37	1.51	10.22%	0.19%
NON-LEATHER FOOTWEAR	331.75	182.91	-44.87%	23.45%
TOTAL	1376.94	779.91	-43.36%	100.00%
Source : DGCI &S

 

 

B.Conclusion:

 

 

• Import of different categories of Footwear holds a major share of about 53.79% in India’s total leather & leather product with an Import value of US $ 419.49 Mn. This is followed by Finished Leather 39.14%, Leather Goods & Accessories with a share of 4.61%, Raw Hides & Skins 2.01%, Leather Garments 0.26% and Saddlery & Harness 0.19%.