Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Export-Import of Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2700

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## EXPORT-IMPORT OF TEXTILES

## 2700. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a) the percentage of textiles imported from foreign countries out of total used textiles in our country  and  the  percentage  of  textile  exported  out  of  total  textiles  manufactured  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details of export-import during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) the details of countries with whom textile trade from the country takes place;
- (d) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to increase the trade of textile; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

## (a): The percentage of textile export and import from foreign countries out of total textiles manufactured in the country:

| Category   | Unit   |   Export |   Import | Production   | Export share in production   | Import share in production   |
|------------|--------|----------|----------|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Fibre      | Mn Kg  |     2430 |      691 | 8,005        | 30%                          | 9%                           |
| yarn       | Mn Kg  |     2279 |      354 | 9,225        | 25%                          | 4%                           |
| Fabric     | Mn Sqm |     3841 |     2084 | 67,455       | 6%                           | 3%                           |

Source: Textile commissioner, DGCI&S

## (b): Details of year wise export and import of textile products during last 5 years:

| Year (Values in MNUSD)   | Export   | Import   |
|--------------------------|----------|----------|
| 2014-15                  | 19,972   | 4,969    |
| 2015-16                  | 18,727   | 4,747    |
| 2016-17                  | 18,104   | 4,913    |
| 2017-18                  | 19,016   | 5,621    |
| 2018-19                  | 20,420   | 5,649    |

Source: DGCI&S

Details of state wise export of textile products during last 5 years (Mn USD):

| States              | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gujarat             | 4407      | 4172      | 4604      | 4914      | 5369      |
| Maharashtra         | 4082      | 3409      | 2671      | 2901      | 3170      |
| Tamil Nadu          | 2480      | 2344      | 2230      | 2236      | 2356      |
| Haryana             | 966       | 921       | 931       | 1145      | 1273      |
| Punjab              | 1543      | 1229      | 1116      | 1129      | 1230      |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 866       | 994       | 1029      | 1110      | 1176      |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 1009      | 1016      | 984       | 966       | 1072      |
| Rajasthan           | 785       | 811       | 851       | 983       | 1063      |
| West Bengal         | 710       | 616       | 705       | 692       | 693       |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 623       | 558       | 628       | 670       | 692       |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 716       | 906       | 652       | 453       | 601       |
| Karnataka           | 438       | 447       | 453       | 508       | 490       |
| Delhi               | 542       | 435       | 407       | 347       | 270       |
| Kerala              | 174       | 206       | 191       | 215       | 216       |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 221       | 191       | 194       | 191       | 204       |
| Daman &Diu          | 94        | 124       | 119       | 172       | 195       |
| Telangana           | 35        | 70        | 65        | 162       | 144       |
| Uttaranchal         | 60        | 47        | 34        | 42        | 57        |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 42        | 37        | 30        | 39        | 56        |
| Odisha              |           | 28        |           | 21        | 26        |
| Bihar               | 15        | 14        | 6         | 16        | 24        |
| Unspecified         | 123       | 132       | 133       | 70        | 21        |
| Pondicherry         | 6         | 4         | 4         | 8         | 8         |
| Jharkhand           | 6         | 4         | 4         | 10        | 5         |
| Chandigarh          | 12        | 7         | 2         | 5         | 4         |
| Goa                 | 0         | 0         | 17        | 6         | 3         |
| Chhattisgarh        | 3         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 2         |
| Andaman &Nicobar    | 1         | 1         | 0         | 5         | 0         |
| Assam               | 1         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 0         |
| Nagaland            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Sikkim              | 1         |           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Lakshadweep         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           | 0         |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 0         |           | 5         | 0         | 0         |
| Manipur             |           |           | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| Meghalaya           | 0         | 0         |           | 0         | 0         |
| Mizoram             |           |           |           | 0         | 0         |
| Orissa              | 11        |           | 36        |           |           |
| Tripura             | 0         | 0         |           | 0         |           |
| Total               | 19972     | 18727     | 18104     | 19016     | 20420     |

Source: DGCI&S

(c): Top 10 countries of export of textile products are as follows (MN USD):

| Markets    | 2018-19   |
|------------|-----------|
| USA        | 3962      |
| Bangladesh | 2325      |
| China      | 1976      |
| Pakistan   | 658       |
| UK         | 578       |
| Turkey     | 577       |
| Vietnam    | 573       |
| Sri Lanka  | 550       |
| Germany    | 544       |
| UAE        | 460       |
| Row        | 8217      |
| Total      | 20,420    |

Source: DGCI&S

Top 10 countries of import of textile products are as follows (MN USD):

| Suppliers   |   2018-19 |
|-------------|-----------|
| China       |      2161 |
| USA         |       503 |
| Australia   |       265 |
| Bangladesh  |       191 |
| Taiwan      |       153 |
| Thailand    |       170 |
| Korea       |       185 |
| Indonesia   |       216 |
| Vietnam     |       265 |
| Japan       |       142 |
| Row         |      1398 |
| Total       |      5649 |

Source: DGCI&S

(d) & (e): To  boost  exports  in  textile  sector,  Government  has  introduced  the  new RoSCTL  (Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies)  scheme  w.e.f  7th  March  2019. Government has also notified a special one-time additional ad-hoc incentive of upto 1% of FoB  value  to  be  provided  for  exports  of  apparel  and  made-ups  to  offset  the  difference between RoSCTL and RoSL + MEIS@4%, from 7.3.2019 to 31.12.2019. To boost exports in MMF sector, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA, a key raw material for the manufacture of MMF fibre and yarn. Exporters are also provided assistance under Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Interest equalization rate for pre and post shipment credit for exports by MSMEs of textile sector has been enhanced from 3% to 5% w.e.f. 02.11.2018. Benefits  of  Interest  Equalization  Scheme  has  been  extended  to  merchant  exporters  from 02.01.2019 which was earlier limited to only manufacturer exporters.

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