Import Export of Footwear & Leather Products
Indian Footwear Industry in a Nutshell: -
- Second largest footwear producer after China
- 2.06 billion pairs produced in an year
- 16 % of the global production is produced in India
- Contract manufacturers supply to leading global
brands
- 644 Member produces situated as clusters at
Chennai, Ambur, Ranipet, Kanpur, Agra,
Mumbai, Delhi and Karnal.
The export of Leather and Leather Products for the period April-March 2007-08 touched US$3477.52 million against the performance of US$3059.43 million in the corresponding period of last year, registering a positive growth of 13.67% in Dollar Terms. In rupee terms the export touched Rs.140007.33 million against the previous years performance of Rs.138437.84 million showing a positive growth of 1.13%.
The export value during 2006-07 was revised upwards by DGCI&S, from US$2981,79 million (Rs.134924.39 million) to US$3059.43 million {Rs.138437.84 million).
A Statement showing the Product-wise Export performance during April-March 2007-08 vis-a-vis April-March 2006-07 is given below:
(In Million Rs.)
Category |
Apr-Mar |
Apr-Mar |
% Variation |
|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
|
Finished Leather |
32760.69 |
30877.20 |
-5.75% |
Leather Footwear |
44087.76 |
46856.08 |
6.28% |
Footwear Components |
9947.84 |
10713.89 |
7.70% |
Leather Garments |
14023.29 |
13849.39 |
-1.24% |
Leather Goods |
31958.86 |
31602.54 |
-1.11% |
Saddlery & Harness |
3725.32 |
4260.16 |
14.36% |
Non-Leather Footwear |
1934.08 |
1848.07 |
-4.45% |
TOTAL |
138437.84 |
140007.33 |
1.13% |
Source : DGCI &S |
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(In Million US$ |
Category |
Apr-Mar |
Apr-Mar |
% Variation |
|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
|
Finished Leather |
724.00 |
766.93 |
5.93% |
Leather Footwear |
974.33 |
1163.82 |
19.45% |
Footwear Components |
219.84 |
266.11 |
21.05% |
Leather Garments |
309.91 |
343.99 |
11.00% |
Leather Goods |
706.28 |
784.95 |
11.14% |
Saddlery & Harness |
82.33 |
105.81 |
28.53% |
Non-Leather Footwear |
42.74 |
45.90 |
7.39% |
TOTAL |
3059.43 |
3477.52 |
13.67% |
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Major Highlights
- Export of Footwear (leather, footwear components & non-Leather footwear) has increased from US$1236.91 million in April-March 2006-07 to US$1475.83 million in April-March 2007-08, registering a growth of 19.32%
- In Dollar terms, Leather footwear has alone grown by 19.45%, footwear components by 21.05% and Non-Leather footwear by 7.39%
- Export of Leather Garments has increased by 11.00%, Saddlery & Harness by 28.53%, and Leather Goods by 11.14%
- Export of Finished Leather has increased by 5.93%.
India's Leather & Leather Products Export Basket
Export Target Vs Achievement
As against the approved export target of US$ 3042 million for the year 2007-08, the actual export performance was US$3478 million, recording an achievement of 114.32% over the targeted export. The product specific export target vis-a-vis achievement is given below:
(In Million U5$)
Product Category |
Export Target
2007-08 |
Actual Export Apr-Mar 2007-08 |
% Achievement |
Finished Leather Footwear Leather Garments Leather Goods Saddlery & Harness |
675 1347 280 650 90 |
767 1476 344 785 106 |
113.62% 109.56% 122.85% 120.76%
117.57% |
Total |
3042 |
3478 |
114.32% |
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Country-wise analysis
- The major markets for Indian Leather products are Germany with a share of 14.05%, Italy 13.78%, UK 11.91%, USA 8.82%, Hong Kong 7.70%, Spain 6.10%, France 5.64%, Netherlands 3.84%, UAE 2.14% and Australia 1.43%. These 10 countries together accounts for nearly 75.41% of India's total Leather products export
- Overall positive growth is seen in markets like Germany 19.18%, UK 15.14%, Italy 15.89%, France 12.72%, Spain 14.15%, Netherlands 32.29%, Australia 26.33% and Denmark 16.04%.
- Overall decline is seen in markets like USA 3.43%, Hong Kong 4.21%, Greece 3.46% and South Africa 21.97%.
(In Million US$)
Trend in Major Importing Countries of Leather Products |
Country |
Apr-Mar |
Apr-Mar |
% Variation |
|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
|
Germany |
410.08 |
488.72 |
19.18% |
Italy |
413.35 |
479.04 |
15.89% |
UK |
359.84 |
414.32 |
15.14% |
Spain |
185.78 |
212.07 |
14.15% |
France |
174.04 |
196.17 |
12.72% |
Netherlands |
100.82 |
133.37 |
32.29% |
Australia |
39.38 |
49.74 |
26.33% |
Denmark |
42.30 |
49.08 |
16.04% |
U.A.E. |
62.55 |
74.53 |
19.14% |
Portugal |
49.92 |
56.06 |
12.31% |
China |
42.52 |
51.90 |
22.05% |
Sweden |
29.01 |
38.81 |
33.79% |
Canada |
32.17 |
35.90 |
11.58% |
Hong Kong |
279.72 |
267.93 |
-4.21% |
USA |
317.59 |
306.69 |
-3.43% |
Saudi Arabia |
15.77 |
15.53 |
-1.56% |
Port-wise Export Performance
As per the Port-wise compilation for the period April-March 2007-08, export of Leather and Leather Products from South, West, East and Central Regions are showing positive growth. However, there is a decline of 0.16% from Northern Region.
(In Million US$)
Region |
APR-MAR
2006-07 |
Share in Total Export |
APR-MAR
2007-08 |
Share in Total Export |
% Variation |
Southern Western Eastern Northern Central
Others |
1250,12 569.58 437.97 377.80
78.86
345.10 |
40.86% 18.62% 14.32% 12.35%
2.58%
11.28% |
1398.49 695.63 517.85 377.21 99.69 388.65 |
40.22% 20.00% 14.89% 10.85% 2.87% 11.18% |
11.87%
22.13%
18.24%
-0.16%
26.41%
12.62% |
Total |
3059.43 |
100.00% |
3477.52 |
100.00% |
13.67% |
Note: This is purely based on port-wise compilation and does not reflect the accurate regional performance: Source: DGCI& S
The export targets from 2007-08 to 2010-11 as tabulated below reflects the fact that footwear sector is the most significant segment of the Leather Industry in India.
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The Export Targets from 2007-08 to 2010-11
(In Million US$)
Product |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
|
Actual Export |
|
|
|
|
Leather |
688.05 |
726.85 |
785.00 |
847.80 |
915.63 |
Footwear |
1212.25 |
1967.88 |
2597.60 |
3428.83 |
4526.05 |
Garments |
308.98 |
358.53 |
372.87 |
387.78 |
403.30 |
Leather Goods |
690.66 |
733.34 |
798.69 |
870.06 |
948.04 |
Saddlery & Harness |
81.85 |
105.66 |
127.85 |
154.70 |
187.19 |
Total |
2981.79 |
3892.26 |
4682.01 |
5689.17 |
6980.21 |
WORLD IMPORT OF LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS AND INDIA'S SHARE 2001-05 |
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(Value in million US$) |
DETAILS |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Leather |
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|
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|
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WORLD IMPORT |
16213.28 |
16144.06 |
17575.61 |
19156.18 |
18268.48 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
459.25 |
508.83 |
555.71 |
607.73 |
636.27 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
2.83% |
3.15% |
3.16% |
3.17% |
3.48% |
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|
Leather Footwear |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
28875.03 |
30583.67 |
33657.91 |
36832.74 |
39816.00 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
395.39 |
423.30 |
553.04 |
657.78 |
807.81 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
1.37% |
1.38% |
1.64% |
1.79% |
2.03% |
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Footwear Components |
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|
|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
4605.90 |
4403.25 |
4803.49 |
4929.82 |
4568.10 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
233.94 |
175.07 |
161.27 |
179.21 |
182.58 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
5.08% |
3.98% |
3.36% |
3.64% |
4.00% |
|
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|
|
|
|
Leather Garments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
4762.04 |
4207.59 |
4190.32 |
4004.70 |
3738.59 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
378.75 |
272.08 |
301.08 |
329.44 |
333.30 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
7.95% |
6.47% |
7.19% |
8.23% |
8.92% |
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|
|
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Leather Goods |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
6168.79 |
6620.96 |
7521.72 |
9127.02 |
10072.32 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
321.46 |
335.36 |
403.20 |
466.95 |
521.79 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
5.21% |
5.07% |
5.36% |
5.12% |
5.18% |
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Leather Gloves |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
1353.34 |
1361.91 |
1481.35 |
1648.28 |
1786.74 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
85.69 |
90.04 |
136.01 |
118.77 |
138.38 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
6.33% |
6.61% |
9.18% |
7.21% |
7.74% |
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Leather Goods (Including |
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|
|
|
Gloves) |
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|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
7522.13 |
7982.87 |
9003.07 |
10775.30 |
11859.06 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
407.15 |
425.40 |
539.21 |
585.72 |
660.17 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
5.41% |
5.33% |
5.99% |
5.44% |
5.57% |
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Saddlery & Harness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
463.46 |
498.97 |
599.98 |
708.40 |
809.45 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
35.64 |
43.66 |
52.71 |
61.71 |
77.52 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
7.69% |
8.75% |
8.79% |
8.71% |
9.58% |
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TOTAL - Excluding |
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Non-leather footwear |
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|
|
|
WORLD IMPORT |
62441.87 |
63820.42 |
69830.41 |
76407.16 |
79059.7 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
1910.12 |
1848.33 |
2163.03 |
2421.59 |
2697.65 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
3.06% |
2.90% |
3.10% |
3.17% |
3.41% |
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Non-leather footwear |
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|
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|
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WORLD IMPORT |
18185.63 |
18378.35 |
20139.75 |
22736.49 |
24994.44 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
26.02 |
26.88 |
53.42 |
73.78 |
54.85 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
0.14% |
0.15% |
0.27% |
0.32% |
0.22% |
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GRAND TOTAL -including |
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non-leather ftwr |
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WORLD IMPORT |
80627.50 |
82198.77 |
89970.16 |
99143.65 |
104054.1 |
INDIA'S EXPORT |
1936.14 |
1875.21 |
2216.45 |
2495.37 |
2752.50 |
% SHARE OF INDIA |
2.40% |
2.28% |
2.46% |
2.52% |
2.65% |
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Source : ITC, Geneva,
CLE (www.leatherindia.org) |
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In a Nutshell: -
- India's export of Leather & Leather Products has reached US $ 3.47 billion in dollar terms and Rs.14,000 crore in rupee terms. In dollar terms, there has been an export growth of 13.67% and in rupee termsl.13%
- Footwear alone holds a major share of 42.44% in India's total leather products export trade
- As against the export target of US $ 3042 million for the financial year 2007-08, the achievement was 114.32%
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