Lok Sabha Question No. 1016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Decline in Export of AYUSH Products
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2017

## DECLINE IN EXPORT OF AYUSH PRODUCTS

## 1016. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

(a) the details of AYUSH and herbal products exported to foreign countries during each last three years, countrywise including USA;

(b) whether the export of AYUSH and herbal products has declined during the said period;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a):     Statement showing country - wise details of AYUSH products including extracts of medicinal herbs (eight digit HS code) during  the year 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 including  USA is Annexed.

(b) to (d):    As is evident from above, there is gradual growth in the export value of AYUSH including extracts of medicina l herbs . T o further increase the pace of exports, the Ministry of AYUSH offers incentives to the AYUSH industry under its Central Sector Scheme for International Cooper (i) to get market authorization/ registration for their product(s) at regulatory bodies of different countries such as USFDA/EMEA/UK - MHRA/ NHPD/ TGA etc. to enhance their exports (ii) for participation in international  exhibitions,  trade  fairs,  road  shows  etc.  to  create  awareness  about  the  efficac products.

In  addition  to  th e  above,  for  facilitating  exports,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  encourages  following certifications of AYUSH products as per details below: -

(i) Voluntary Quality Certification of Pharmaceutical Products (CoPP) under WHO Guidelines

(ii) Quality Certifications Scheme implemented by the Quality Council of India (QCI) for gr AYUSH  Premium  mark  to  Ayurvedic,  Siddha  and  Unani  products  on  the  basis  of  third  party evaluation of quality in accordance with the status of compliance to in ternational standards.

Besides,  Department  of  Commerce,  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry  provides  support  for enhancing export of traditional medicines through Pharmexcil by giving opportunity to small and me scale companies for facilitating busines s meetings and also providing a global platform to showcase their products. Pharmexcil organises Buyer - Sellers and Reverse Buyer - Sellers Meets focused on AYUSH and AYUSH related   products.

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Annexure

| INDIA's EXPORTS OF AYUSH & VALUE ADDED EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS DURING LAST THREE YEARS (SORTED BY   | INDIA's EXPORTS OF AYUSH & VALUE ADDED EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS DURING LAST THREE YEARS (SORTED BY   | INDIA's EXPORTS OF AYUSH & VALUE ADDED EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS DURING LAST THREE YEARS (SORTED BY   | INDIA's EXPORTS OF AYUSH & VALUE ADDED EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS DURING LAST THREE YEARS (SORTED BY   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| COUNTRY                                                                                                 | VALUE) 2014- 15                                                                                         | 2015- 16                                                                                                | 2016- 17                                                                                                |
| COUNTRY                                                                                                 | Sum of $ mn                                                                                             | Sum of $ mn                                                                                             | Sum of $ mn                                                                                             |
| U S A                                                                                                   | 85.80                                                                                                   | 88.77                                                                                                   | 106.56                                                                                                  |
| GERMANY                                                                                                 | 31.95                                                                                                   | 28.35                                                                                                   | 28.11                                                                                                   |
| U ARAB EMTS                                                                                             | 17.32                                                                                                   | 19.51                                                                                                   | 18.93                                                                                                   |
| VIETNAM SOC REP                                                                                         | 7.62                                                                                                    | 12.67                                                                                                   | 17.87                                                                                                   |
| NEPAL                                                                                                   | 15.90                                                                                                   | 11.28                                                                                                   | 16.31                                                                                                   |
| ITALY                                                                                                   | 10.71                                                                                                   | 14.36                                                                                                   | 16.11                                                                                                   |
| PAKISTAN IR                                                                                             | 19.00                                                                                                   | 14.13                                                                                                   | 13.66                                                                                                   |
| RUSSIA                                                                                                  | 9.69                                                                                                    | 9.82                                                                                                    | 11.31                                                                                                   |
| JAPAN                                                                                                   | 12.38                                                                                                   | 12.06                                                                                                   | 11.16                                                                                                   |
| U K                                                                                                     | 9.14                                                                                                    | 11.10                                                                                                   | 10.74                                                                                                   |
| FRANCE                                                                                                  | 8.03                                                                                                    | 6.50                                                                                                    | 9.96                                                                                                    |
| AUSTRALIA                                                                                               | 6.17                                                                                                    | 6.16                                                                                                    | 8.66                                                                                                    |
| MALAYSIA                                                                                                | 6.43                                                                                                    | 7.03                                                                                                    | 8.50                                                                                                    |
| MEXICO                                                                                                  | 4.42                                                                                                    | 4.18                                                                                                    | 6.04                                                                                                    |
| CHINA P RP                                                                                              | 6.50                                                                                                    | 6.95                                                                                                    | 5.91                                                                                                    |
| BELGIUM                                                                                                 | 4.09                                                                                                    | 4.37                                                                                                    | 4.98                                                                                                    |
| KOREA RP                                                                                                | 2.51                                                                                                    | 3.43                                                                                                    | 4.09                                                                                                    |
| BANGLADESH PR                                                                                           | 5.15                                                                                                    | 5.89                                                                                                    | 4.01                                                                                                    |
| IRELAND                                                                                                 | 0.78                                                                                                    | 0.48                                                                                                    | 3.98                                                                                                    |
| IRAN                                                                                                    | 1.14                                                                                                    | 2.98                                                                                                    | 3.79                                                                                                    |
| CANADA                                                                                                  | 2.94                                                                                                    | 2.80                                                                                                    | 3.66                                                                                                    |
| SPAIN                                                                                                   | 3.19                                                                                                    | 4.19                                                                                                    | 3.61                                                                                                    |
| AUSTRIA                                                                                                 | 0.21                                                                                                    | 2.00                                                                                                    | 3.47                                                                                                    |
| DENMARK                                                                                                 | 2.52                                                                                                    | 4.25                                                                                                    | 3.23                                                                                                    |
| NETHERLAND                                                                                              | 4.20                                                                                                    | 3.72                                                                                                    | 3.18                                                                                                    |
| SOUTH AFRICA                                                                                            | 2.83                                                                                                    | 2.60                                                                                                    | 2.96                                                                                                    |
| KENYA                                                                                                   | 2.94                                                                                                    | 2.67                                                                                                    | 2.86                                                                                                    |
| SAUDI ARAB                                                                                              | 2.76                                                                                                    | 3.24                                                                                                    | 2.74                                                                                                    |
| THAILAND                                                                                                | 2.36                                                                                                    | 1.96                                                                                                    | 2.69                                                                                                    |
| GHANA                                                                                                   | 1.28                                                                                                    | 3.53                                                                                                    | 2.67                                                                                                    |
| PHILIPPINES                                                                                             | 3.32                                                                                                    | 2.96                                                                                                    | 2.65                                                                                                    |
| LATVIA                                                                                                  | 3.07                                                                                                    | 2.04                                                                                                    | 2.62                                                                                                    |
| IRAQ                                                                                                    | 1.57                                                                                                    | 1.60                                                                                                    | 2.36                                                                                                    |
| POLAND                                                                                                  | 0.91                                                                                                    | 1.58                                                                                                    | 2.32                                                                                                    |
| ROMANIA                                                                                                 | 2.19                                                                                                    | 2.29                                                                                                    | 2.27                                                                                                    |
| UKRAINE                                                                                                 | 3.16                                                                                                    | 2.24                                                                                                    | 2.18                                                                                                    |
| SRI LANKA DSR                                                                                           | 2.08                                                                                                    | 1.55                                                                                                    | 2.14                                                                                                    |
| ALGERIA                                                                                                 | 1.57                                                                                                    | 1.61                                                                                                    | 2.13                                                                                                    |
| TAIWAN                                                                                                  | 1.92                                                                                                    | 2.93                                                                                                    | 2.08                                                                                                    |
| MAURITIUS                                                                                               | 2.79                                                                                                    | 1.07                                                                                                    | 1.95                                                                                                    |

| INDONESIA      |   3.70 |   2.92 |   1.88 |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|
| YEMEN REPUBLC  |   1.12 |   0.33 |   1.86 |
| UZBEKISTAN     |   2.21 |   1.53 |   1.81 |
| NIGERIA        |   1.53 |   1.67 |   1.6  |
| SINGAPORE      |   1.19 |   1.13 |   1.5  |
| GUATEMALA      |   0.99 |   0.39 |   1.31 |
| BRAZIL         |   0.63 |   1.03 |   1.19 |
| KUWAIT         |   1.35 |   1.12 |   1.18 |
| TURKMENISTAN   |   1.16 |   0.8  |   1.17 |
| UGANDA         |   1.69 |   1.19 |   1.16 |
| HONG KONG      |   3.26 |   1.94 |   1.15 |
| EGYPT A RP     |   1.09 |   1.39 |   1.15 |
| MYANMAR        |   0.56 |   0.84 |   1.13 |
| TURKEY         |   1.38 |   1.42 |   1.11 |
| AFGHANISTAN    |   0.29 |   0.94 |   1.08 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |   1.21 |   0.94 |   1.07 |
| OMAN           |   0.79 |   0.56 |   0.83 |
| COSTA RICA     |   0.55 |   1.14 |   0.77 |
| QATAR          |   0.24 |   0.47 |   0.74 |
| TAJIKISTAN     |   0.72 |   0.62 |   0.74 |
| SWITZERLAND    |   1.01 |   0.48 |   0.71 |
| NEW ZEALAND    |   0.63 |   0.51 |   0.63 |
| COLOMBIA       |   0.94 |   0.73 |   0.63 |
| BULGARIA       |   0.67 |   0.54 |   0.59 |
| MOROCCO        |   0.52 |   0.34 |   0.57 |
| HUNGARY        |   0.49 |   0.61 |   0.54 |
| SWEDEN         |   0.39 |   0.7  |   0.53 |
| BAHARAIN IS    |   0.54 |   0.62 |   0.5  |
| TANZANIA REP   |   0.75 |   0.45 |   0.49 |
| MADAGASCAR     |   0.03 |   0.04 |   0.48 |
| SUDAN          |   0.27 |   0.43 |   0.47 |
| KAZAKHSTAN     |   0.95 |   1.34 |   0.45 |
| FINLAND        |   0.14 |   0.61 |   0.39 |
| LITHUANIA      |   0.42 |   0.42 |   0.37 |
| ISRAEL         |   0.18 |   0.23 |   0.36 |
| ESTONIA        |   0.14 |   0.25 |   0.32 |
| MONGOLIA       |   0.36 |   0.28 |   0.32 |
| ZAMBIA         |   0.34 |   0.2  |   0.3  |
| CHILE          |   0.36 |   0.35 |   0.28 |
| NORWAY         |   0.22 |   0.16 |   0.28 |
| TRINIDAD       |   0.24 |   0.27 |   0.28 |
| LIBYA          |   0.12 |   0.02 |   0.26 |
| ANGOLA         |   0.22 |   0.26 |   0.24 |
| CAMBODIA       |   0.22 |   0.23 |   0.23 |
| FIJI IS        |   0.26 |   0.19 |   0.23 |
| TUNISIA        |   0.07 |   0.04 |   0.18 |

| ARGENTINA        |   0.23 |   0.14 |   0.16 |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| AZERBAIJAN       |   0.36 |   0.26 |   0.16 |
| ECUADOR          |   0.1  |   0.12 |   0.16 |
| KYRGHYZSTAN      |   0.4  |   0.23 |   0.16 |
| NETHERLANDANTI L |   0.05 |   0.04 |   0.16 |
| SOMALIA          |   0    |   0.01 |   0.16 |
| GEORGIA          |   0.28 |   0.13 |   0.15 |
| JORDAN           |   0.43 |   0.29 |   0.15 |
| ETHIOPIA         |   0.07 |   0    |   0.15 |
| MOLDOVA          |   0.75 |   0.21 |   0.15 |
| BHUTAN           |   0.19 |   0.28 |   0.14 |
| MALDIVES         |   0.15 |   0.11 |   0.14 |
| GREECE           |   0.13 |   0.12 |   0.12 |
| SYRIA            |   0.19 |   0.19 |   0.12 |
| GUINEA           |   0.01 |   0.02 |   0.11 |
| SLOVENIA         |   0.06 |   0.12 |   0.11 |
| NICARAGUA        |   0.04 |   0.08 |   0.1  |
| BARBADOS         |   0.05 |   0.06 |   0.09 |
| PANAMA REPUBLIC  |   0.1  |   0.38 |   0.09 |
| BELARUS          |   0.4  |   0.35 |   0.08 |
| GUYANA           |   0.05 |   0.05 |   0.07 |
| PORTUGAL         |   0.21 |   0.07 |   0.07 |
| SERBIA           |   0.03 |   0.03 |   0.07 |
| URUGUAY          |   0.04 |   0.05 |   0.07 |
| CAMEROON         |   0    |   0.01 |   0.06 |
| CONGO D. REP.    |   0.06 |   0.12 |   0.06 |
| CROATIA          |   0.06 |   0.09 |   0.06 |
| LEBANON          |   0.12 |   0.08 |   0.06 |
| MACEDONIA        |   0.04 |   0.06 |   0.06 |
| CONGO P REP      |   0.07 |   0.05 |   0.05 |
| KOREA DP RP      |   0.18 |   0.14 |   0.05 |
| MALTA            |   0.05 |   0.02 |   0.05 |
| SIERRA LEONE     |   0.05 |   0.05 |   0.05 |
| SLOVAK REP       |   0.03 |   0.04 |   0.05 |
| GAMBIA           |   0.01 |   0.03 |   0.04 |
| NAMIBIA          |   0.02 |   0    |   0.04 |
| ST LUCIA         |   0.01 |   0.03 |   0.04 |
| VENEZUELA        |   0.04 |   0.09 |   0.04 |
| BOLIVIA          |   0.01 |   0    |   0.03 |
| GUADELOUPE       |   0.01 |   0.01 |   0.03 |
| LIBERIA          |   0.08 |   0.04 |   0.03 |
| MALAWI           |   0.02 |   0.06 |   0.03 |
| MOZAMBIQUE       |   0.05 |   0.03 |   0.03 |
| ARMENIA          |   0.12 |   0.02 |   0.02 |
| BOTSWANA         |   0    |   0.01 |   0.02 |

| BURUNDI           |   0.02 |   0.01 |   0.02 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| COTE D' IVOIRE    |   0    |   0.05 |   0.02 |
| GRENADA           |   0    |   0.01 |   0.02 |
| SEYCHELLES        |   0.01 |   0.02 |   0.02 |
| ST VINCENT        |   0    |   0.01 |   0.02 |
| SURINAME          |   0.03 |   0.02 |   0.02 |
| ALBANIA           |   0    |   0    |   0.01 |
| ANTIGUA           |   0    |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| BENIN             |   0.07 |   0.09 |   0.01 |
| BOSNIA - HRZGOVIN |   0.03 |   0.03 |   0.01 |
| CYPRUS            |   0.01 |   0    |   0.01 |
| DOMINIC REP       |   0.02 |   0.02 |   0.01 |
| LAO PD RP         |   0.01 |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| MARTINIQUE        |   0    |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| MAURITANIA        |   0    |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| PERU              |   0.14 |   0.12 |   0.01 |
| TOGO              |   0    |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| AMERI SAMOA       |   0.08 |   0    |   0    |
| ANDORRA           |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ARUBA             |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| BAHAMAS           |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| BELIZE            |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| BR VIRGN IS       |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| BRUNEI            |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |
| BURKINA FASO      |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| C AFRI REP        |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| CAYMAN IS         |   0.02 |   0    |   0    |
| CUBA              |   0.14 |   0    |   0    |
| DJIBOUTI          |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |
| DOMINICA          |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| EL SALVADOR       |   0.07 |   0.04 |   0    |
| EQUTL GUINEA      |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ERITREA           |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |
| FR POLYNESIA      |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| GABON             |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| HAITI             |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |
| HONDURAS          |   0.03 |   0.02 |   0    |
| ICELAND           |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
| JAMAICA           |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
| KIRIBATI REP      |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| LESOTHO           |   0.03 |   0    |   0    |
| LUXEMBOURG        |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
| MACAO             |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| MALI              |   0.01 |   0    |   0    |
| MONACO            |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| MONTENEGRO        |   0    |   0    |   0    |

| MONTSERRAT            |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |
|-----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| NEW CALEDONIA         |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| NIGER                 |   0.02 |   0.03 |   0    |
| PAPUA N GNA           |   0.05 |   0.02 |   0    |
| PARAGUAY              |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| PUERTO RICO           |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| REUNION               |   0    |   0.01 |   0    |
| SENEGAL               |   0    |   0.05 |   0    |
| SERBIA                |   0.03 |   0.01 |   0    |
| SOLOMON IS            |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ST KITT N A           |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| UNSPECIFIED           |   0    |   0.07 |   0    |
| VIRGIN IS US          |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ZIMBABWE              |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| TOTAL (AYUSH+HERBALS) | 354.87 | 358.6  | 403.59 |