Lok Sabha Question No. 546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Cotton Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  546 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## COTTON EXPORT

## 546. SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of countries to which India is exporting cotton along with the quantum of export and foreign exchange earned;
- (b) whether  Cotton  Corporation  of  India  has  entered  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with Bangladesh to export cotton to that country and if so, the details of the quantum of export;
- (c) whether CCI will also set up its own warehouses in Vietnam;
- (d) if  so,  whether this  move will  boost exports as these countries have duty  free access to the market of Europe;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  in  place  to  enhance  export  of  cotton  in  untapped markets and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to boost export of cotton and achieve the target fixed?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) India exports cotton to Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey and other neighboring countries. Details of country-wise data on export of cotton in quantity and value during the last two cotton years (Oct-Sept) i.e., 2017-18 and 2018-19 and current cotton year 2019-20 (up to June, 2020), as per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) are at Annex.
- (b) to (d):  No, Sir.
- (e):  Export promotion is a continuous process. Department of Commerce, on regular basis, holds bilateral discussions with potential trade partners for promotion of exports including that of cotton, in consultation with various stakeholders such as industry, exporters, export promotion councils, and Indian missions in those countries.
- (f) :  Presently, cotton is freely exportable and there is no quantitative restriction on export of cotton.  Further, the export incentives i.e. drawback of 0.5% is available for export of raw cotton falling under Tariff item 5201 vide Notification No. 07/2020 - CUSTOMS (N.T.)  dated  28.01.2020  issued  by  Ministry  of  Finance,  Department  of  Revenue, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Govt. of India.

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|                | 2017-18   | 2017-18    | 2018-19   | 2018-19    | 2019-20 (till June 2020)   | 2019-20 (till June 2020)   |
|----------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Country        | Qty in Kg | Val in USD | Qty in Kg | Val in USD | Qty in Kg                  | Val in USD                 |
| AUSTRALIA      | 403       | 1451       |           |            | 1000                       | 3571                       |
| BAHARAIN IS    | 4615704   | 9099635    | 2483249   | 4800649    | 321637                     | 611073                     |
| BANGLADESH PR  | 407556346 | 842600103  | 265355540 | 495532340  | 352823103                  | 564332316                  |
| BARBADOS       |           |            | 100001    | 177878     |                            |                            |
| BELGIUM        | 34327     | 67654      | 394350    | 727719     | 369053                     | 662336                     |
| BHUTAN         | 30        | 39         |           |            | 100                        | 169                        |
| BRAZIL         | 504       | 1548       | 125279    | 299087     | 24959                      | 53723                      |
| BULGARIA       |           |            | 24427     | 44664      |                            |                            |
| CANADA         | 10        | 13         | 12618     | 27251      | 12858                      | 27260                      |
| CHINA P RP     | 138234449 | 240665536  | 214869948 | 383215273  | 129943535                  | 200294876                  |
| CONGO D. REP.  | 2685      | 3530       |           |            |                            |                            |
| CYPRUS         |           |            |           |            | 10                         | 22                         |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |           |            | 25        | 52         |                            |                            |
| DJIBOUTI       | 1927342   | 3924846    |           |            |                            |                            |
| ETHIOPIA       | 180325    | 237475     |           |            |                            |                            |
| FRANCE         | 1250      | 5354       |           |            |                            |                            |
| GERMANY        | 59745     | 164758     | 50414     | 90303      | 10                         | 20                         |
| GREECE         |           |            |           |            | 42639                      | 74972                      |
| GUINEA         | 5         | 20         |           |            |                            |                            |
| HONG KONG      |           |            | 598000    | 1028691    |                            |                            |
| INDONESIA      | 65414353  | 110851831  | 11715110  | 20152256   | 37327770                   | 55287903                   |
| IRAN           | 895939    | 1683397    | 8228983   | 16170878   | 3949306                    | 6467602                    |
| ISRAEL         |           |            | 1382      | 4733       |                            |                            |
| ITALY          | 6154640   | 11400736   | 3146129   | 5486273    | 1873580                    | 3108432                    |
| JAPAN          | 1459030   | 3845966    | 2026154   | 5025405    | 935732                     | 2360791                    |
| KENYA          |           |            | 57        | 83         |                            |                            |
| KOREADP RP     | 86527     | 154604     | 56765     | 107019     |                            |                            |
| KOREARP        | 4104033   | 7466386    | 2242840   | 3820568    | 736105                     | 817854                     |
| KUWAIT         |           |            |           |            | 892                        | 5036                       |
| LESOTHO        | 388000    | 629807     |           |            |                            |                            |
| MALAYSIA       | 54894042  | 98142071   | 7644655   | 13968925   | 45                         | 92                         |
| MALDIVES       | 0         | 5          |           |            |                            |                            |
| MAURITIUS      | 8633279   | 14889291   | 1466060   | 2465619    | 1126119                    | 1685202                    |
| MEXICO         | 289258    | 283248     |           |            |                            |                            |
| MOROCCO        | 107290    | 175157     |           |            |                            |                            |
| MOZAMBIQUE     |           |            | 139       | 105        |                            |                            |
| MYANMAR        | 48105     | 75802      | 50463     | 67084      | 25                         | 40                         |
| NEPAL          | 876544    | 722745     | 650239    | 896905     | 310446                     | 449786                     |
| NETHERLAND     |           |            | 86848     | 159456     | 122                        | 1669                       |
| NEW ZEALAND    | 2881      | 3544       |           |            |                            |                            |
| OMAN           | 6         | 9          | 1503599   | 2968872    | 3206621                    | 5023020                    |

| PAKISTAN IR     | 216929384   | 391798814   | 109442273   | 198326214   |           |           |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| PERU            | 172655      | 302798      | 24335       | 51411       |           |           |
| PHILIPPINES     | 485763      | 872861      | 1480211     | 2657315     | 2269643   | 3649982   |
| POLAND          | 22517       | 69615       | 89463       | 281940      | 66199     | 190320    |
| PORTUGAL        | 1457973     | 2569068     | 506576      | 1012008     | 435486    | 757107    |
| REUNION         | 470         | 1087        | 340         | 614         | 370       | 808       |
| RUSSIA          |             |             |             |             | 16505     | 28222     |
| SINGAPORE       | 252262      | 461523      |             |             |           |           |
| SOUTHAFRICA     | 1438288     | 2494050     | 65823       | 93160       |           |           |
| SPAIN           | 169251      | 311428      | 97802       | 174158      | 140944    | 207323    |
| SRI LANKADSR    | 12354       | 5846        | 200         | 52          | 9056      | 17020     |
| SWEDEN          |             |             |             |             | 2         | 38        |
| SWITZERLAND     | 5           | 29          | 200         | 392         | 15        | 47        |
| TAIWAN          | 9552394     | 16371454    | 1946076     | 3512105     | 2164051   | 3353927   |
| TANZANIA REP    |             |             | 5           | 44          | 50        | 79        |
| THAILAND        | 18877654    | 33362807    | 5422621     | 9484116     | 3266428   | 4876312   |
| TUNISIA         | 171230      | 318581      |             |             | 416552    | 683199    |
| TURKEY          | 5233309     | 9637698     | 151594      | 310931      | 8782707   | 12285798  |
| UARAB EMTS      | 550         | 1915        | 5           | 23          | 272       | 2375      |
| U K             | 7974        | 16496       | 12810       | 24531       | 0         | 1         |
| U S A           | 1057        | 5595        | 491772      | 790217      | 15379     | 71628     |
| UGANDA          |             |             | 28          | 184         |           |           |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | 202332739   | 351820851   | 101044316   | 171923362   | 46190309  | 61957760  |
| ZAMBIA          | 4           | 6           |             |             |           |           |
| Total           | 1153084885  | 2157519083  | 743609724   | 1345880865  | 596779635 | 929349711 |

(Source: DGCI&S)

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