Lok Sabha Question No. 5317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Import of Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5317. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2023.

## IMPORT OF PRODUCTS

## 5317.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding the number of MSME units engaged  in  the  production  of  gloves,  rubber  band,  balloons  and  other  similar products in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of such units functioning and closed down during the last ten years, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any statistics regarding import of the above items in the country;
- (d) if so, the details of such imports that look place during the last 10 years, year-wise and country-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has received any representation to stop import of such items; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): The industrial  growth  process  is  accompanied  by  the  formation  of  new units and closure of old ones due to several factors such as innovation, upgradation of technology, changes in production line, changes in demand pattern,  etc  in  response  to  the  prevailing  financial  and  socio-economic scenario. No data of units is centrally maintained.
- (c) & (d): Details  regarding  imports  of  related  commodity  groups  are  annexed (Annexure-I).
- (e) & (f): Item specific information is not maintained.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA USTARRED QUESTION NO. 5317 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2023

## Imports of Finished Leather, Leather Garments, and Other Rubber Products except footwear in the last ten years

(in million USD)

| Commodity Groups                      | Country         |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2021-22 (til Jan, 22) |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Finished Leather                      | Total           |    428.58 |    501.86 |    646.24 | 596.45    |    552.18 |    568.7  |    548.15 |    520.28 |    305.23 |    396.03 |                  317.66 |
| Finished Leather                      | Italy           |     81.55 |     75.55 |     75.7  | 76.06     |     74.43 |     73.48 |     80.68 |     82.66 |     44.97 |     59.85 |                   48.77 |
| Finished Leather                      | Thailand        |     20.03 |     18.5  |     28.67 | 50.51     |     39.35 |     45.99 |     49.54 |     47.1  |     27.03 |     49.5  |                   39.64 |
| Finished Leather                      | Turkey          |      3.6  |      4.71 |     12.02 | 17.40     |     22.29 |     31.98 |     34.44 |     35.71 |     20.34 |     39.67 |                   34.45 |
| Finished Leather                      | China           |     20.05 |     23.13 |     32.55 | 33.26     |     36.19 |     32.14 |     26    |     38.43 |     21.01 |     26.46 |                   22.3  |
| Finished Leather                      | Vietnam         |      4.1  |      7.16 |     12.93 | 16.04     |     19.9  |     27.7  |     31.03 |     22.09 |     19.45 |     21.96 |                   17.59 |
| Finished Leather                      | Argentina       |     30.36 |     41.33 |     52.44 | 37.87     |     42.17 |     41.77 |     37.89 |     42.56 |     16.62 |     23.43 |                   17    |
| Finished Leather                      | Saudi Arab      |     38.69 |     42.36 |     43.54 | 32.07     |     31.82 |     31.45 |     26.67 |     27.61 |     16.33 |     16.54 |                   13.92 |
| Finished Leather                      | Egypt           |     11.74 |     11.7  |     17    | 13.91     |      7.3  |     12.74 |     13.72 |     10.89 |      5.21 |     13.08 |                   10.12 |
| Finished Leather                      | Brazil          |     10.35 |     15.46 |     25.15 | 29.23     |     19.92 |     15.81 |     20.24 |     23.1  |     16.67 |     10.5  |                    8.65 |
| Finished Leather                      | UK              |     12.36 |     12.89 |     11.54 | 9.79      |      7.6  |      8.24 |     11.9  |     11.23 |      5.58 |     10.56 |                    8.32 |
| Finished Leather                      | Other Countries |    195.75 |    249.05 |    334.7  | 280.31    |    251.21 |    247.42 |    216.03 |    178.91 |    112.04 |    124.49 |                   96.9  |
| Leather Garments                      | Total           |      1.49 |      2.23 |      2.1  | 7.99      |      1.67 |      2.56 |      2.3  |      2.41 |      2    |      1.92 |                    1.77 |
| Leather Garments                      | Spain           |      0.13 |      0.08 |      0.19 | 0.29      |      0.19 |      0.29 |      0.3  |      0.66 |      0.33 |      0.34 |                    0.33 |
| Leather Garments                      | Unspecified     |      0.12 |      0.37 |      0.14 |           |      0.03 |      1.34 |      0.12 |      0.37 |      0.04 |      0.33 |                    0.33 |
| Leather Garments                      | Italy           |      0.36 |      0.63 |      0.76 | 0.66      |      0.48 |      0.31 |      0.28 |      0.16 |      0.16 |      0.24 |                    0.22 |
| Leather Garments                      | France          |      0.05 |      0.04 |      0.02 | 0.05      |      0.04 |      0.02 |      0.23 |      0.13 |      0.36 |      0.23 |                    0.23 |
| Leather Garments                      | China           |      0.21 |      0.27 |      0.37 | 0.74      |      0.35 |      0.16 |      0.13 |      0.33 |      0.12 |      0.17 |                    0.13 |
| Leather Garments                      | Other Countries |      0.61 |      0.85 |      0.62 | 6.24      |      0.58 |      0.44 |      1.25 |      0.77 |      0.99 |      0.6  |                    0.53 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Total           |   2309.61 |   2084.18 |   1992.76 | 1685.60   |   1747.61 |   2140.51 |   2391.83 |   2040.71 |   2103.37 |   2839.17 |                 2391.79 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Malaysia        |     41.22 |     45.86 |     55.69 | 67.59     |     65.77 |     79.68 |    106.11 |    133.46 |    234.1  |    362.82 |                  317.57 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Korea Republic  |    419.91 |    462.34 |    432.87 | 286.67    |    273.02 |    347.77 |    350.66 |    271.15 |    258.79 |    359.99 |                  304.74 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Japan           |    271.11 |    212.61 |    201.61 | 183.28    |    195.71 |    230.78 |    240.99 |    211.04 |    235.65 |    248.09 |                  210.27 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | China           |    136.32 |    126.56 |    121.12 | 115.80    |    115.79 |    164.16 |    201.23 |    189.7  |    164.38 |    234.35 |                  199.3  |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | USA             |    204.27 |    165.55 |    212.57 | 180.55    |    191.48 |    229.25 |    200.39 |    172.27 |    165.6  |    212.37 |                  178.92 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Singapore       |     24.01 |     29.05 |     35.47 | 50.00     |     78.75 |     83.49 |    219.69 |    187.72 |    152.32 |    174.76 |                  148.79 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Thailand        |     80.01 |     83.89 |     94.72 | 72.62     |     95.04 |    116.05 |    117.21 |    126.08 |    140.24 |    168.22 |                  139.39 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Germany         |    148.81 |    137.26 |    142.92 | 136.75    |    124.56 |    156.19 |    155.32 |    114.91 |    117.45 |    157.29 |                  128.11 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Russia          |    195.52 |    181.09 |    147.84 | 107.83    |    112.89 |    151.69 |    131.01 |     75.74 |    102.5  |    145.83 |                  121.26 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Italy           |     77.16 |     87.01 |     70.55 | 66.15     |     79.02 |     78.15 |     82.88 |     59.72 |     66.65 |     82.65 |                   69.07 |
| Other Rubber Products except Footwear | Other Countries |    711.29 |    552.95 |    477.41 | 418.36    |    415.59 |    503.3  |    586.34 |    498.94 |    465.68 |    692.79 |                  574.37 |

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