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Indian Leather Goods & Leather Gloves Industry
- Leather Accessories forms an important segment of the Leather Industry in India. Leather Accessories production capacity is estimated to be 63 million pieces annually.
- The Global import of Leather Goods including Gloves increased from US$8020.61 million in 2002 to US$13675.50 million in 2006, growing at a CAGR of 14.27%. India’s share remains stagnant at 5.16%.
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Global import |
8020.61 |
9021.89 |
10773.01 |
12136.25 |
13675.50 |
India's export |
425.40 |
539.21 |
585.72 |
660.17 |
706.28 |
% Share of India |
5.30% |
5.98% |
5.44% |
5.44% |
5.16% |
Source : World Statistics, ITC, Geneva India's export, DGCI & S
- India’s export of leather goods touched US$784.95 million in 2007-08, with a share of 22.57% in India’s total export. In 2006, India held a share of 5.16% in the global import of leather goods.
- The major markets for Indian leather goods are the USA, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, France, Russia, Netherlands, UAE and Australia. Nearly 78.34% of India’s export of leather goods is to the above countries.
A Statement showing India’s Export of Leather Goods to different countries:
COUNTRY |
APR-MAR |
% share |
% change |
|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2007-08 |
|
Germany |
100.14 |
121.56 |
15.49% |
21.40% |
USA |
128.12 |
121.37 |
15.46% |
-5.27% |
UK |
113.91 |
131.53 |
16.76% |
15.47% |
Italy |
50.76 |
56.25 |
7.17% |
10.80% |
France |
31.54 |
34.89 |
4.45% |
10.62% |
Hong Kong |
3.06 |
3.38 |
0.43% |
10.74% |
Spain |
53.18 |
59.11 |
7.53% |
11.17% |
Russia |
0.89 |
0.94 |
0.12% |
5.88% |
Netherlands |
31.81 |
36.11 |
4.60% |
13.51% |
Australia |
21.79 |
27.95 |
3.56% |
28.24% |
New Zealand |
1.41 |
2.24 |
0.29% |
59.34% |
Denmark |
13.83 |
14.81 |
1.89% |
7.05% |
Greece |
6.99 |
7.03 |
0.90% |
0.57% |
Canada |
9.75 |
12.55 |
1.60% |
28.78% |
Switzerland |
8.40 |
10.41 |
1.33% |
23.97% |
Sweden |
9.24 |
10.85 |
1.38% |
17.46% |
South Africa |
5.08 |
4.53 |
0.58% |
-10.82% |
Austria |
6.22 |
7.09 |
0.90% |
13.90% |
Belgium |
11.72 |
13.53 |
1.72% |
15.46% |
Japan |
3.01 |
4.01 |
0.51% |
33.10% |
Portugal |
2.67 |
2.68 |
0.34% |
0.51% |
China |
1.01 |
0.95 |
0.12% |
-5.58% |
Ireland |
2.36 |
3.74 |
0.48% |
58.65% |
UAE |
22.06 |
25.09 |
3.20% |
13.73% |
Indonesia |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.02% |
0.16% |
Korea Rep |
0.82 |
0.42 |
0.05% |
-49.21% |
Finland |
3.49 |
4.14 |
0.53% |
18.62% |
Saudi Arabia |
6.99 |
5.72 |
0.73% |
-18.23% |
Others |
55.89 |
61.90 |
7.89% |
10.76% |
Total |
706.28 |
784.95 |
100.00% |
11.14% |
Source: DGCI& S
- The different types of leather goods exported from India are Wallets, Purses, Pouches, Ladies Handbags and other bags. Travel/luggage ware, Passport holders/Credit Card holders etc, Portfolio/Briefcases, Leather Belts, Caps & Ties, Diary Covers/Cheque Book Covers, Desktop materials, Covers for Camera, Calculator, Leather toys, Handcrafted leather items, Pet accessories and other leather goods.
- Leather Goods and accessories manufactured in India also bear brand names like Coach, Pierre Cardin, Yves St Laurent, Etienne Aigner, Geoffery Beene, Harrods, Marks & Spencer, Liz Caliborne, Guess, Next, Tommy Hilfiger, Kieffer, Waldhausen, Biemen, Nederinum, Zaldi, Kallquists, Shires, GFS, Millers, Eisers, Weco, Ukal and Decalthon.
- India is now poised to make itself a major destination for global sourcing of Leather Accessories. India’s position as the fifth largest global supplier of Leather Accessories is only going to strengthen given the availability of quality raw material coupled with skilled craftsmanship.
- The Leather Accessories industry’s accelerated development and growth is being aided by the ambitious capacity expansion & modernization plans of private industry and the Indian Government’s encouraging policy measures.
Indian Leather Gloves Industry:
The Global import of Leather Gloves increased from US$1368.32 million in 2002 to US$ 1922.29 million in 2006, growing at a CAGR of 8.86%. India’s share has increased from 6.58% to 7.18% in 2006.
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Global import |
1368.32 |
1484.15 |
1649.42 |
1817.22 |
1922.29 |
India's export |
90.04 |
136.01 |
118.77 |
138.38 |
137.94 |
% Share of India |
6.58% |
9.16% |
7.20% |
7.61% |
7.18% |
Source : World Statistics, ITC, Geneva India's export, DGCI & S |
India produces about 52 million pairs of leather gloves annually. Leather gloves of all categories like fancy/fashion gloves, sports gloves, industrial gloves and other leather gloves is a thrust product among the items of small leather goods being exported from India.
INDIA’S EXPORT OF GLOVES – DIFFERENT CATEGORIES
Category |
1998-99 |
1999-2000 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
Gloves for Sports |
14.62 |
16.04 |
14.11 |
11.96 |
10.50 |
15.90 |
11.07 |
11.95 |
10.50 |
13.63 |
Gloves other than for Sports |
4.48 |
18.17 |
19.42 |
11.26 |
11.63 |
16.02 |
7.90 |
10.85 |
11.20 |
14.31 |
Gloves for use in Industry |
75.13 |
63.60 |
63.08 |
62.47 |
67.91 |
104.09 |
99.80 |
115.58 |
116.24 |
155.32 |
Total |
94.23 |
97.80 |
96.61 |
85.69 |
90.04 |
136.01 |
118.77 |
138.38 |
137.94 |
183.26 |
Source: DGCI & S – Annual Number
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