Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Production of Rubberised Coir
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## PRODUCTION OF RUBBERISED COIR

1529.   SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)    the  details  of  the  various  initiatives  and  measures  undertaken  by  the  Government  to enhance production and export of rubberised coir mattresses in the country;
- (b)  the steps taken by the Coir Board to encourage export by means of tariff adjustments and subsidy enhancements; and
- (c)  the steps taken to enhance export market for coir products especially coir mattresses?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a) to (c): Coir  Board  is  undertaking  various  promotional  activities  for  enhancing  the production and export of coir and coir products including rubberized coir. Such promotional activities  are  not  focused  on  any  particular  product,  but  are  applicable  for  production  and export of all coir and coir products.

The  incentives  available  to  the  coir  exporters  include  the  rewards  under  the  Duty Drawback Scheme and the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) of the Foreign Trade Policy. As of now, coir and coir products enjoy MEIS reward ranging from 4% to 7%. Duty Drawback incentives are available to coir and coir products ranging from 1% to 5%. The details of Duty Draw Back rates and the MEIS Rewards available for coir products are given in the Annexure- I.

Other initiatives taken to enhance production and export of coir products are given below:

1. Conduct of market study/surveys to assess the market realities and trends.
2. Participation  in  international  seminars  and  conferences  for  promoting  coir  products and thereby to expand its market share.
3. Participation in exhibitions/ fairs/ product promotion programme & catalogue shows abroad to popularize coir products and to strengthen the market pull.
4. Undertaking generic publicity abroad to popularize the use of coir and coir products.
5. Providing External Market Development Assistance (EMDA) to exporters/entrepreneurs  as  reimbursement  of  expenditure  subject  to  item-wise  ceilings  for taking part in delegation/BSMs, participation in fairs and exhibitions abroad and production of  catalogues  for  use  abroad  in  order  to  equip  the  exporters  to  face  the  challenges  of globalization.
6. Organizing workshops and management development programmes for skill development in the areas of international marketing, regulatory & commercial documentation in export, export finance; currency risk management etc.

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## Annexure-I referred to in part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1529 to be answered on 05.03.2018

## Duty Drawback & MEIS Reward rates for Coir Products

| Sl. No.   | New HSCode   | Old H. S. Code   | Item Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Drawback %   | MEIS Reward %*   |
|-----------|--------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|
|           |              | 4410             | Particle board and other similar board (for example oriented strand board and wafer board) of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances.                                    |              |                  |
| 1.        | 4410 90 40   | 4410 90 40       | ---- of Coir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.9          | 7.00             |
|           |              | 4411 94          | Fibre Board of Wood or other ligneous Materials, whether or not Bonded with resins or other organic substances Of Density not exceeding 0.5gm/cm 3                                                                                              |              |                  |
| 2.        | 4411 94 29   | 4411 94 22       | ---- Of coir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.9          | 5.0              |
|           |              | 5305             | Coconut, Abaca (Manila Hemp or Musa Textilis Nee) Ramie and other Vegetable Textile Fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not Spun, Tow, Noils and Waste or these Fabrics (including Yarn waste and Garneted Stock) |              |                  |
| 3.        | 5305 00 10   | 5305 00 10       | Coir Bristle Fibre, Coir Mattress Fibre, Coir short fibre, Coir bit fibre, Decorticated coir fibre                                                                                                                                              | 1.0          | 4.0              |
| 4.        | 5305 00 30   | 5305 00 30       | Curled or Machine twisted coir fibre                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.0          | 4.0              |
| 5.        | 5305 00 40   | 5305 00 40       | Coir pith processed in value added forms like briquette/coins/neo disc/growbags, organic manure and in loose form for use in horticulture or agriculture.                                                                                       | 1.0          | 4.0              |
|           |              | 5308 10          | Coir Yarn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |              |                  |
| 6.        | 5308 10 10   | 5308 10 10       | ---- baled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.9          | 7.0              |
| 7.        | --           | 5308 10 20       | ---- spooled hanks                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1.9          | 5.00             |
| 8.        | 5308 10 90   | 5308 10 90       | ---- Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.9          | 7.0              |
|           |              | 5311             | Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn                                                                                                                                                                    |              |                  |
| 9.        | 5311 00 15   | 5311 00 15       | ---- of coir including log form and geotextiles                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5.0          | 7.0              |
|           |              | 5602             | Felt, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated                                                                                                                                                                                  |              |                  |

| 10.   | 5602 90 10   | 5602 90 10   | ---- of Rubberised coir, needled felt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | --   | 4.0   |
|-------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
|       |              | 5607         | Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided and whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics                                                                                                                |      |       |
| 11.   | 5607 90 10   | 5607 90 10   | ---- Coir, cordages & ropes, other than of cotton                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | --   | 7.0   |
|       |              | 5609 00      | Articles of yarn, strip or the like of the heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included.                                                                                                                                  |      |       |
| 12.   | 5609 00 10   | 5609 00 10   | ---- Products of coir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3.0  | 7.0   |
|       |              | 5701         | Carpets and other textile floor coverings, knotted, whether or not made up                                                                                                                                                                                             |      |       |
| 13.   | 5701 90 90   | 5701 90 20   | ---- of coir including geotextiles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5.0  | 7.0   |
|       |              | 5702 20      | Floor coverings of coconut fibres (Coir)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |      |       |
| 14.   | 5702 20 10   | 5702 20 10   | ---- Coir matting, woven                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.0  | 7.0   |
| 15.   | 5702 20 20   | 5702 20 20   | ---- Coir carpets and other rugs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.0  | 7.0   |
| 16.   | 5702 20 90   | 5702 20 90   | ---- Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5.0  | 7.0   |
|       |              | 5703         | Carpets and other textile floor coverings, tufted, whether or not made up                                                                                                                                                                                              |      |       |
|       |              | 5703 90      | Of other textile materials                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |      |       |
| 17.   | 5703 90 90   | 5703 90 20   | ---- Carpets and other floor coverings of coir                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 5.0  | 7.0   |
|       |              | 5705 00      | Other carpets and other textile floor covering whether or not made up                                                                                                                                                                                                  |      |       |
| 18.   | 5705 00 32   | 5705 00 32   | ---- Of coir jute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.0  | 7.0   |
|       |              | 9404         | Mattress supports, articles of bedding and similar furnishing (for example mattresses, quilts eiderdowns, cushions of pouffes and pillows fitted with springs or stuff or internally fitted with any material or of cellular rubber or plastic, whether or not covered |      |       |
| 19.   | --           | 9404 29 20   | ---- Of Rubberized coir with or without combination of other materials whether or not with metallic springs.                                                                                                                                                           | 5.0  | --    |

-  Revised from 01.11.2017 to 30.06.2018