Lok Sabha Question No. 896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Export of Spices
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  JULY,2018

## EXPORT OF SPICES

## 896. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantity and value of export of spices from the country during the last three years, item-wise and yearwise along with the names of countries where they were exported;
- (b) the details of foreign exchange earned therefrom during the said period;
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  and  the  Spices  Board  to  boost  the export of spices from the country; and
- (d) the  Programmes/Schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  increasing production, productivity and quality of spices in the country?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): The total quantity and value of export of spices from the country during the last three years is given below. Details are given in the Annexure.
- (*)   provisional
- (c):  Government is  implementing  various programmes  through Spices Board to boost export of spices from the country which, inter-alia, include development of infrastructure for common

| Year        | Quantity (Tons)   | Value (Rs.Crore)   |   Foreign exchange earned (Million US$) |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2015-16     | 8,43,255          | 16,238.23          |                                 2482.83 |
| 2016-17     | 9,47,790          | 17,664.61          |                                 2633.3  |
| 2017-18 (*) | 10,28,060         | 17,929.55          |                                 2781.46 |

processing facilities in Spices Parks, product development & research for exporters, study of markets abroad, setting up of Quality Evaluation Laboratories to ensure that the quality of spices  exported  from  the  country  meets  quality  specifications  of  consuming  countries, assistance  to  farmers  for  post-harvest  quality  improvement  in  spices,  trade  promotion activities  including  participation  in  international  events,  promotion  of  Indian  spice brands, conducting training programmes for the stakeholders in Good Agricultural Practices etc.

(d) :The mandate for the production and development of spices other than Cardamom vests with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW).  Several programmes are implemented by MoA&FW for increasing production, productivity and quality of spices in the  country  under  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH).  The major interventions include area expansion, rejuvenation /replanting of old and senile crops, production  and  distribution  of  quality  planting  materials,  Integrated  Pest  and  Disease Management, Integrated Nutrient Management, Organic farming, Mechanization, Integrated Post-harvest Management, Development of market yards, Technology dissemination through frontline demonstration, Human Resource Development etc.

To  boost  production  of  cardamom  (small  and  large)  in  the  country,  under  the  Integrated Scheme  for Export Promotion &  Quality Improvement  in Spices and  Research  & Development of Cardamombeing implemented by the Spices Board, various programmes for production  of  quality  planting  materials,  replanting  of  old  and  uneconomic  gardens,  new planting,  irrigation  development,  improved  curing  facilities,  farm  mechanization,  etc.  are taken up.

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## MAJOR ITEM-WISE /COUNTRY-WISE EXPORT OF SPICES FROM INDIA

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| PEPPER              |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| U.S.A               | 10740.47  | 65961.15          | 100.85           | 9700.00   | 58200.00          | 86.76            |
| U.K                 | 2160.86   | 14904.33          | 22.79            | 1875.63   | 11495.14          | 17.14            |
| GERMANY             | 2504.90   | 14456.83          | 22.10            | 965.47    | 7905.81           | 11.79            |
| SWEDEN              | 649.88    | 4748.80           | 7.26             | 1034.26   | 7804.79           | 11.63            |
| JAPAN               | 697.47    | 5086.22           | 7.78             | 815.64    | 6517.07           | 9.72             |
| NETHERLANDS         | 1566.44   | 10027.14          | 15.33            | 528.70    | 4203.32           | 6.27             |
| U.A.E               | 663.31    | 3982.42           | 6.09             | 792.21    | 4010.12           | 5.98             |
| CANADA              | 589.64    | 3677.50           | 5.62             | 354.41    | 2487.37           | 3.71             |
| AUSTRALIA           | 480.91    | 3373.68           | 5.16             | 300.59    | 1873.82           | 2.79             |
| FRANCE              | 430.97    | 3262.85           | 4.99             | 396.53    | 1868.01           | 2.78             |
| SPAIN               | 449.82    | 2204.10           | 3.37             | 240.24    | 1496.24           | 2.23             |
| TURKEY              | 251.40    | 1422.66           | 2.18             | 224.00    | 1474.65           | 2.20             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 28100.00  | 173041.50         | 264.58           | 17600.00  | 114312.50         | 170.41           |
| CARDAM0M(SMALL)     |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 3968.59   | 31918.39          | 48.80            | 2500.00   | 27469.50          | 40.95            |
| U.A.E               | 492.93    | 4571.05           | 6.99             | 494.24    | 5720.39           | 8.53             |
| KUWAIT              | 198.00    | 1539.96           | 2.35             | 152.75    | 1670.83           | 2.49             |
| U.S.A               | 118.93    | 1274.57           | 1.95             | 95.85     | 929.36            | 1.39             |
| JAPAN               | 70.07     | 831.10            | 1.27             | 55.21     | 622.62            | 0.93             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 5500.00   | 44982.75          | 68.78            | 3850.00   | 42150.00          | 62.83            |
| CARDAMOM(LARGE)     |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| PAKISTAN            | 370.02    | 4999.26           | 7.64             | 601.38    | 5981.69           | 8.92             |
| U.A.E               | 64.03     | 720.01            | 1.10             | 31.00     | 289.05            | 0.43             |
| U.K                 | 71.91     | 663.09            | 1.01             | 81.85     | 777.34            | 1.16             |
| U.S.A               | 23.20     | 312.14            | 0.48             | 25.11     | 350.24            | 0.52             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 600.00    | 7332.50           | 11.21            | 780.00    | 8265.50           | 12.32            |

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| CHILLI              |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| VIETNAM             | 58842.62  | 78559.98          | 120.12           | 70012.51  | 95929.40          | 143.00           |
| THAILAND            | 59916.14  | 70671.43          | 108.06           | 60008.77  | 96101.18          | 143.26           |
| SRI LANKA           | 46508.50  | 50120.24          | 76.63            | 51392.56  | 52053.02          | 77.60            |
| MALAYSIA            | 30994.31  | 40031.33          | 61.21            | 28791.87  | 44187.47          | 65.87            |
| U.S.A               | 24074.47  | 37846.45          | 57.87            | 20792.36  | 39172.20          | 58.39            |
| U.A.E               | 33786.07  | 23689.53          | 36.22            | 38318.37  | 28636.36          | 42.69            |
| INDONESIA           | 19855.60  | 22115.91          | 33.82            | 33393.85  | 40934.35          | 61.02            |
| MEXICO              | 10588.70  | 14719.16          | 22.51            | 13105.64  | 20309.50          | 30.28            |
| U.K                 | 6694.74   | 8714.88           | 13.33            | 6829.83   | 10302.88          | 15.36            |
| BANGLADESH          | 14426.43  | 5614.20           | 8.58             | 39685.52  | 32720.04          | 48.78            |
| SINGAPORE           | 3432.36   | 4314.95           | 6.60             | 3277.36   | 5086.01           | 7.58             |
| NEPAL               | 5167.96   | 4143.29           | 6.34             | 8812.20   | 7042.87           | 10.50            |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 2017.01   | 2829.59           | 4.33             | 2426.70   | 3416.21           | 5.09             |
| QATAR               | 3571.49   | 2696.30           | 4.12             | 3364.55   | 3564.58           | 5.31             |
| CANADA              | 1471.75   | 2267.06           | 3.47             | 1463.72   | 2634.63           | 3.93             |
| CHINA               | 2029.35   | 2211.42           | 3.38             | 2399.90   | 2723.48           | 4.06             |
| AUSTRALIA           | 1356.77   | 2136.23           | 3.27             | 1587.35   | 2861.85           | 4.27             |
| OMAN                | 2226.85   | 2071.60           | 3.17             | 1843.84   | 2298.30           | 3.43             |
| SOUTH AFRICA        | 1483.85   | 2034.59           | 3.11             | 2022.64   | 3540.41           | 5.28             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 347500.00 | 393170.00         | 601.16           | 400250.00 | 507075.00         | 755.90           |
| GINGER              |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| SPAIN               | 2325.00   | 4449.67           | 6.80             | 2680.17   | 3911.68           | 5.83             |
| U.S.A               | 1891.21   | 4792.63           | 7.33             | 1289.27   | 3149.37           | 4.69             |
| BANGLADESH          | 10466.93  | 1878.38           | 2.87             | 11350.00  | 3146.47           | 4.69             |
| MOROCCO             | 784.78    | 1426.09           | 2.18             | 1664.00   | 2373.74           | 3.54             |
| U.K                 | 746.07    | 1712.06           | 2.62             | 643.71    | 1410.78           | 2.10             |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 1116.36   | 2097.34           | 3.21             | 941.64    | 1325.44           | 1.98             |
| GERMANY             | 263.08    | 805.64            | 1.23             | 523.45    | 1298.67           | 1.94             |
| NETHERLANDS         | 463.43    | 1117.00           | 1.71             | 357.07    | 862.65            | 1.29             |
| EGYPT(A.R.E)        | 483.00    | 695.21            | 1.06             | 735.90    | 836.14            | 1.25             |
| U.A.E               | 554.27    | 882.47            | 1.35             | 566.04    | 688.62            | 1.03             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 24800.00  | 27062.00          | 41.38            | 24950.00  | 25705.00          | 38.32            |

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16           | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17           |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALU E (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALU E (MIL. US$) |
| TURMERIC            |           |                   |                   |           |                   |                   |
| IRAN                | 13141.09  | 11975.44          | 18.31             | 14862.40  | 13575.50          | 20.24             |
| U.S.A               | 5543.95   | 9388.53           | 14.36             | 6830.39   | 11410.39          | 17.01             |
| BANGLADESH          | 4802.80   | 2478.43           | 3.79              | 12772.51  | 10464.78          | 15.60             |
| U.A.E               | 5905.65   | 5298.46           | 8.10              | 8195.76   | 7646.26           | 11.40             |
| MALAYSIA            | 6375.79   | 6593.10           | 10.08             | 6249.37   | 6408.74           | 9.55              |
| U.K                 | 3935.00   | 4410.65           | 6.74              | 3892.94   | 5473.00           | 8.16              |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 4105.28   | 4196.04           | 6.42              | 5257.16   | 5036.65           | 7.51              |
| SOUTH AFRICA        | 2228.69   | 2444.97           | 3.74              | 5257.16   | 5036.65           | 7.51              |
| MOROCCO             | 2294.14   | 2027.27           | 3.10              | 5271.30   | 4655.87           | 6.94              |
| SRI LANKA           | 4634.09   | 4337.24           | 6.63              | 4758.18   | 4482.59           | 6.68              |
| GERMANY             | 2450.90   | 3145.06           | 4.81              | 2838.15   | 4231.07           | 6.31              |
| SPAIN               | 2231.85   | 2014.24           | 3.08              | 3857.70   | 3864.65           | 5.76              |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 88500.00  | 92165.00          | 140.92            | 116500.00 | 124189.00         | 185.13            |
| CORIANDER           |           |                   |                   |           |                   |                   |
| MALAYSIA            | 11931.85  | 13534.24          | 20.69             | 12162.42  | 10635.78          | 15.85             |
| U.A.E               | 4540.08   | 4699.69           | 7.19              | 3783.13   | 3067.44           | 4.57              |
| U.K                 | 2961.88   | 3223.62           | 4.93              | 2557.68   | 2680.59           | 4.00              |
| SOUTH AFRICA        | 2105.08   | 1990.65           | 3.04              | 2321.93   | 2250.54           | 3.35              |
| U.S.A               | 1322.37   | 2116.90           | 3.24              | 1306.86   | 2082.25           | 3.10              |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 2331.57   | 2161.94           | 3.31              | 2091.11   | 1748.80           | 2.61              |
| OMAN                | 1056.64   | 1117.92           | 1.71              | 1006.05   | 1015.95           | 1.51              |
| NEPAL               | 1739.89   | 1872.45           | 2.86              | 927.98    | 783.58            | 1.17              |
| AUSTRALIA           | 372.86    | 612.71            | 0.94              | 491.98    | 696.85            | 1.04              |
| SINGAPORE           | 797.58    | 765.31            | 1.17              | 777.41    | 661.91            | 0.99              |
| KUWAIT              | 399.20    | 529.29            | 0.81              | 540.68    | 624.44            | 0.93              |
| QATAR               | 565.48    | 624.21            | 0.95              | 690.26    | 603.96            | 0.90              |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 40100.00  | 42680.50          | 65.26             | 30300.00  | 29207.50          | 43.54             |

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| CUMIN               |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| VIETNAM             | 24688.64  | 37492.03          | 57.33            | 38872.60  | 65333.08          | 97.39            |
| U.S.A               | 9776.26   | 17964.18          | 27.47            | 11548.32  | 21961.61          | 32.74            |
| BANGLADESH          | 4274.95   | 5427.70           | 8.30             | 10067.02  | 14200.09          | 21.17            |
| U.A.E               | 5786.75   | 8551.34           | 13.08            | 8577.04   | 13399.10          | 19.97            |
| U.K                 | 3756.80   | 7323.92           | 11.20            | 3936.09   | 7852.98           | 11.71            |
| MALAYSIA            | 4078.44   | 6537.38           | 10.00            | 4034.69   | 6981.89           | 10.41            |
| SPAIN               | 2629.26   | 3812.80           | 5.83             | 4366.24   | 6702.87           | 9.99             |
| BRAZIL              | 4656.29   | 6333.63           | 9.68             | 5076.50   | 6130.99           | 9.14             |
| PAKISTAN            | 2040.75   | 3138.44           | 4.80             | 3175.08   | 5820.23           | 8.68             |
| NEPAL               | 3006.06   | 4385.66           | 6.71             | 3788.46   | 5785.09           | 8.62             |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 3248.97   | 4566.10           | 6.98             | 3452.84   | 5314.15           | 7.92             |
| SRI LANKA           | 2630.06   | 3887.76           | 5.94             | 2646.50   | 4249.07           | 6.33             |
| EGYPT(A.R.E)        | 4306.00   | 6063.21           | 9.27             | 2457.00   | 3819.59           | 5.69             |
| JAPAN               | 852.64    | 1976.72           | 3.02             | 1170.15   | 2616.70           | 3.90             |
| COLUMBIA            | 1308.50   | 2107.88           | 3.22             | 1246.50   | 2069.54           | 3.09             |
| ALGERIA             | 1226.02   | 1720.00           | 2.63             | 1400.25   | 2052.62           | 3.06             |
| MEXICO              | 1092.05   | 1561.03           | 2.39             | 1412.23   | 2038.75           | 3.04             |
| ISRAEL              | 799.81    | 1268.43           | 1.94             | 1212.76   | 2026.72           | 3.02             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 97790.00  | 153113.00         | 234.11           | 119000.00 | 196320.00         | 292.66           |
| CELERY              |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| U.S.A               | 3286.21   | 3088.79           | 4.72             | 3765.93   | 3433.53           | 5.12             |
| SOUTH AFRICA        | 301.85    | 340.16            | 0.52             | 443.75    | 504.79            | 0.75             |
| GERMANY             | 213.06    | 259.23            | 0.40             | 167.00    | 186.88            | 0.28             |
| CHINA               | 221.05    | 204.06            | 0.31             | 336.33    | 301.86            | 0.45             |
| CANADA              | 200.15    | 199.15            | 0.30             | 267.34    | 253.33            | 0.38             |
| NETHERLANDS         | 118.77    | 176.13            | 0.27             | 308.00    | 376.51            | 0.56             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 5310.00   | 5328.24           | 8.15             | 6250.00   | 6246.00           | 9.31             |

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| FENNEL              |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| VIETNAM             | 1037.36   | 884.81            | 1.35             | 19111.87  | 14881.29          | 22.18            |
| U.S.A               | 2465.33   | 3153.12           | 4.82             | 2528.93   | 3024.13           | 4.51             |
| MALAYSIA            | 2235.18   | 2427.70           | 3.71             | 2835.86   | 2389.74           | 3.56             |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 1453.38   | 1480.29           | 2.26             | 2124.45   | 1868.59           | 2.79             |
| U.A.E               | 1027.08   | 1054.36           | 1.61             | 1315.00   | 1173.68           | 1.75             |
| U.K                 | 901.36    | 1333.20           | 2.04             | 902.01    | 1153.07           | 1.72             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 15320.00  | 17239.60          | 26.36            | 35150.00  | 30875.50          | 46.03            |
| FENUGREEK           |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| U.S.A               | 1201.82   | 1311.04           | 2.00             | 1551.01   | 1524.43           | 2.27             |
| U.A.E               | 3287.38   | 1975.95           | 3.02             | 2841.90   | 1408.10           | 2.10             |
| Y.A.R               | 2695.50   | 2164.06           | 3.31             | 3072.39   | 1327.85           | 1.98             |
| SAUDI ARABIA        | 3597.23   | 2309.68           | 3.53             | 2665.24   | 1144.66           | 1.71             |
| SRI LANKA           | 2671.70   | 1773.64           | 2.71             | 2528.99   | 1079.18           | 1.61             |
| SOUTH AFRICA        | 1190.43   | 788.38            | 1.21             | 1800.71   | 923.69            | 1.38             |
| SUDAN               | 2337.00   | 1482.66           | 2.27             | 2027.07   | 876.42            | 1.31             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 33300.00  | 23380.00          | 35.75            | 34680.00  | 18276.50          | 27.25            |
| NUTMEG&MACE         |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| VIETNAM             | 965.10    | 5263.43           | 8.05             | 2084.41   | 9992.23           | 14.90            |
| U.A.E               | 966.76    | 4732.38           | 7.24             | 837.38    | 3519.97           | 5.25             |
| U.S.A               | 258.57    | 1320.49           | 2.02             | 240.50    | 1309.26           | 1.95             |
| BRAZIL              | 124.50    | 538.25            | 0.82             | 221.33    | 831.26            | 1.24             |
| NIGERIA             | 248.48    | 1159.52           | 1.77             | 147.55    | 738.54            | 1.10             |
| EGYPT(A.R.E)        | 110.00    | 616.24            | 0.94             | 120.58    | 724.66            | 1.08             |
| AUSTRALIA           | 116.52    | 602.65            | 0.92             | 64.88     | 410.07            | 0.61             |
| ARGENTINA           | 144.50    | 544.12            | 0.83             | 67.38     | 248.83            | 0.37             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 4050.00   | 20928.25          | 32.00            | 5070.00   | 23641.65          | 35.24            |

|                        | 2015-16                | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17       | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY    | QTY (MT)               | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)      | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| CURRY POWDER/ MIXTURE  |                        |                   |                  |               |                   |                  |
| U.S.A                  | 2872.05                | 6488.74           | 9.92             | 2863.98       | 7193.27           | 10.72            |
| SAUDI ARABIA           | 2849.65                | 6280.07           | 9.60             | 3207.85       | 7171.30           | 10.69            |
| U.A.E                  | 4041.81                | 8599.68           | 13.15            | 2634.68       | 6518.30           | 9.72             |
| U.K                    | 3466.14                | 5894.76           | 9.01             | 2912.33       | 5884.33           | 8.77             |
| QATAR                  | 1200.44                | 3026.22           | 4.63             | 1017.29       | 2696.32           | 4.02             |
| KUWAIT                 | 876.35                 | 2076.23           | 3.17             | 1064.59       | 2561.11           | 3.82             |
| CANADA                 | 561.15                 | 1339.77           | 2.05             | 1177.02       | 2341.16           | 3.49             |
| AUSTRALIA              | 2569.51                | 3969.87           | 6.07             | 945.16        | 2225.12           | 3.32             |
| OMAN                   | 549.32                 | 1635.45           | 2.50             | 657.65        | 1886.59           | 2.81             |
| NIGERIA                | 1219.68                | 2055.76           | 3.14             | 1041.78       | 1571.29           | 2.34             |
| SINGAPORE              | 346.33                 | 730.18            | 1.12             | 396.57        | 1076.13           | 1.60             |
| BAHARAIN               | 300.49                 | 694.63            | 1.06             | 360.85        | 794.89            | 1.18             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)     | 26550.00               | 53174.50          | 81.30            | 28500.00      | 59910.00          | 89.31            |
| SPICE OILS &OLEORESINS | SPICE OILS &OLEORESINS |                   |                  |               |                   |                  |
| U.S.A                  | 2531.81                | 61125.72          | 93.46            | 3041.69       | 78692.96          | 117.31           |
| CHINA                  | 2026.43                | 24936.93          | 38.13            | 1496.98       | 18920.40          | 28.20            |
| GERMANY                | 540.01                 | 11307.33          | 17.29            | 519.16        | 15201.45          | 22.66            |
| KOREA(SOUTH)           | 527.32                 | 7438.50           | 11.37            | 809.13        | 12378.74          | 18.45            |
| U.K                    | 565.62                 | 8966.76           | 13.71            | 671.62        | 11711.45          | 17.46            |
| NETHERLANDS            | 172.53                 | 4196.32           | 6.42             | 317.16        | 8112.66           | 12.09            |
| JAPAN                  | 95.77                  | 5675.73           | 8.68             | 135.61        | 7169.32           | 10.69            |
| INDONESIA              | 295.59                 | 3037.26           | 4.64             | 578.94        | 6635.30           | 9.89             |
| FRANCE                 | 209.76                 | 7594.20           | 11.61            | 243.91        | 6226.89           | 9.28             |
| DENMARK                | 118.12                 | 3643.57           | 5.57             | 160.30        | 5970.03           | 8.90             |
| THAILAND               | 331.89                 | 3990.23           | 6.10             | 408.17        | 5897.14           | 8.79             |
| AUSTRALIA              | 185.19                 | 3391.28           | 5.19             | 233.43        | 5471.50           | 8.16             |
| SPAIN                  | 330.17                 | 4707.00           | 7.20             | 340.90        | 5197.21           | 7.75             |
| MEXICO                 | 174.14                 | 2985.01           | 4.56             | 245.01        | 4629.96           | 6.90             |
| SOUTH AFRICA           | 240.32                 | 4165.02           | 6.37             | 249.49        | 4311.07           | 6.43             |
| HONGKONG               | 939.72                 | 7577.91           | 11.59            | 175.62        | 3951.21           | 5.89             |
| PHILLIPINES            | 154.17                 | 2641.93           | 4.04             |               | 3744.02           | 5.58             |
| CANADA                 | 187.64                 | 3241.80           | 4.96             | 183.26 188.92 | 3495.02           | 5.21             |
| BELGIUM                | 111.57                 | 1656.02           | 2.53             | 181.10        | 3168.30           | 4.72             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)     | 11635.00               | 214255.00         | 327.60           | 12100.00      | 230775.00         | 344.02           |

|                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2016-17   | 2016-17           | 2016-17          |
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| MAJOR ITEM/ COUNTRY | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) | QTY (MT)  | VALUE (RS. LAKHS) | VALUE (MIL. US$) |
| MINT PRODUCTS       |           |                   |                  |           |                   |                  |
| CHINA               | 9518.13   | 90342.82          | 138.13           | 9359.55   | 94955.46          | 141.55           |
| U.S.A               | 4860.25   | 63288.35          | 96.77            | 3130.37   | 41629.23          | 62.06            |
| NETHERLANDS         | 638.65    | 8828.48           | 13.50            | 951.07    | 12490.54          | 18.62            |
| GERMANY             | 1155.16   | 13303.79          | 20.34            | 707.47    | 8810.51           | 13.13            |
| FRANCE              | 816.99    | 10956.65          | 16.75            | 667.68    | 8398.21           | 12.52            |
| SINGAPORE           | 1891.63   | 18224.73          | 27.87            | 710.73    | 7505.00           | 11.19            |
| U.K                 | 544.24    | 7081.76           | 10.83            | 462.88    | 6735.11           | 10.04            |
| JAPAN               | 877.24    | 10595.82          | 16.20            | 483.62    | 5877.46           | 8.76             |
| PHILLIPINES         | 262.90    | 3363.08           | 5.14             | 216.50    | 2675.39           | 3.99             |
| TOTAL(INCL.OTHERS)  | 21150.00  | 257759.00         | 394.11           | 22300.00  | 252750.00         | 376.78           |
| GRAND TOTAL         | 843255.00 | 1623822.60        | 2482.83          | 947790.00 | 1766460.65        | 2633.30          |

Source:  DGCI&S Kolkata/Exporters' Returns/Daily List of Exports(DLE) Item -wise and country-wise data for the year 2017-18 is not available.

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