Lok Sabha Question No. 6353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Export and Import of Textile Products
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## EXPORT AND IMPORT OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS

## 6353.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of total textile imported and the percentage of domestic textiles production which is exported;
- (b) the quantity and value of the export/import made during each of the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) the names of the countries with which majority of textile trade is being done;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to promote textile trade; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a): The  percentage  of  textile  imports  as  well  as  exports  in  domestic  textiles  production cannot  be  readily  ascertained  as  textile  products  comprise  of  different  commodities  ranging from fibre to finished products with heterogeneous units of quantity of production. However, textile and apparel including handicrafts had a share of 1.6% and 14.4% in India's total import and export respectively during 2016-17.

(b): Quantity and value wise Textiles and Apparel export and import for last five years are as follows:

- (i) Quantity of Exports in the last five years:

| Category   | Unit   | India'sT&A export (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A export (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A export (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A export (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A export (in mn unit)   |      |
|------------|--------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
| Category   | Unit   | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | CAGR |
| Fibre      | KGS    | 2899                             | 2905                             | 2134                             | 2492                             | 2298                             | -6%  |
| Yarn       | KGS    | 1991                             | 2260                             | 2209                             | 2239                             | 2211                             | 3%   |
| Fabric     | KGS    | 67                               | 65                               | 72                               | 70                               | 80                               | 4%   |
|            | SQM    | 2653                             | 2905                             | 3369                             | 3365                             | 3310                             | 6%   |
| Apparel    | KGS    | 132                              | 120                              | 129                              | 106                              | 106                              | -5%  |
|            | NOS    | 2637                             | 3007                             | 3369                             | 3470                             | 3699                             | 9%   |
|            | PRS    | 71                               | 96                               | 103                              | 98                               | 116                              | 13%  |
| Made Ups   | KGS    | 249                              | 255                              | 268                              | 260                              | 275                              | 3%   |
|            | NOS    | 448                              | 481                              | 444                              | 489                              | 523                              | 4%   |
| Others     | KGS    | 1037                             | 537                              | 552                              | 572                              | 593                              | -13% |
|            | SQM    | 168                              | 188                              | 187                              | 168                              | 161                              | -1%  |

Source: DGCI&S

- (ii) Quantity of  Imports  in the last five years:

| Category   | Unit   | India'sT&A import (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A import (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A import (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A import (in mn unit)   | India'sT&A import (in mn unit)   |      |
|------------|--------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------|
| Category   | Unit   | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | CAGR |
| Fibre      | KGS    | 588                              | 479                              | 611                              | 660                              | 967                              | 13%  |
| Yarn       | KGS    | 306                              | 310                              | 355                              | 348                              | 338                              | 3%   |
| Fabric     | KGS    | 123                              | 116                              | 148                              | 167                              | 176                              | 9%   |
|            | SQM    | 952                              | 1079                             | 1360                             | 1474                             | 1463                             | 11%  |
| Apparel    | KGS    | 4                                | 4                                | 6                                | 7                                | 8                                | 18%  |
|            | NOS    | 49                               | 69                               | 95                               | 154                              | 164                              | 35%  |
|            | PRS    | 93                               | 63                               | 63                               | 70                               | 76                               | -5%  |
| Made Ups   | KGS    | 1                                | 1                                | 2                                | 3                                | 9                                | 66%  |
|            | NOS    | 49                               | 53                               | 100                              | 146                              | 155                              | 33%  |
| Others     | KGS    | 614                              | 611                              | 685                              | 774                              | 729                              | 4%   |
|            | SQM    | 14                               | 12                               | 12                               | 24                               | 13                               | -2%  |

Source: DGCI&S

- (iii) Value of Imports and Exports in the last five years:

(Value in US$ mn)

| Year   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | CAGR   |
|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Import | 5,360     | 5,308     | 6,059     | 6,025     | 6,312     | 4%     |
| Export | 35,419    | 40,134    | 40,404    | 39,550    | 39,664    | 3%     |

Source: DGCI&S

Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and  Statistics  (DGCIS)  does  not  maintain State-wise export and import data on its website.

- (c) In  2016-17, USA, UAE, UK, Bangladesh and Germany were top five textile and apparel export destinations for India, while China, USA, Australia, Bangladesh and Vietnam were top five textile and apparel suppliers to India.
- (d)  &  (e): To  boost  exports  of  textile  and  apparel  sector,  Government  announced  a  special package for garments and made-ups. Under the scheme of Rebate of State  Levies, Rs 2230 crore  has  been  released  to  exporters  of  garment  and  made-ups  since  September  2016.    The rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) have been enhanced from 2% to 4% for apparel and made-ups w.e.f. 1 st November 2017. Further, IGST has been exempted on import under Advance Authorisation and Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG). Government is also providing interest rate subvention for pre and post shipment credit for the textile sector and gives assistance to exporters under Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme.