Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Export of Toys
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/12/2023

## EXPORT OF TOYS

## 552. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the data on the export value of indigenous toys from India in the last five years, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government is taking any specific initiatives to promote the exports of indigenous toys from India, including  Kondapalli toys from Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are any financial incentives and input subsidies targeted at artisans in the indigenous toy industry;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to initiate a Production Linked Incentive scheme for the domestic toy industry; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) State/UT-wise  value  of  export  of  toys  (under  ITC  -  HS  4  digit  level  9503,  9504, 9505) during last five years are given at Annexure .
- (b) to (d) Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  is  implementing Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI)  and  as  a  part  of SFURTI  scheme,  2  clusters,  viz.  Kondapalli  Toy  cluster,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Sagara

woodcrafts toy cluster benefitting 781 artisans with an assistance of Rs. 3.62 cr have been supported. Further, 13 clusters from Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, M.P. and U.P. have been approved with an assistance of Rs. 40.42 cr and benefitting 8797 artisans. Ministry of Textiles has identified 13 clusters to develop and provide marketing platforms. These clusters are located at Channapatna, Kinhal, Kondapalli, Etikopaka, Nirmal, Tanjore, Cudappah,  Varanasi  Chitrakoot,  Jaipur,  Dhubri,  Bishnupur  and  Indore.  Various  Training Programmes  are  being  conducted  there.   More  than  200  artisans  from  these  clusters participated in the Toy Fair, 2021 (on Virtual Mode).

Further,  Government  of  India  has  taken  the  following  measures  to  promote  India's export including indigenous toys:

- (i) New Foreign Trade Policy has been launched on 31 st March, 2023 and came in to effect from 1st April, 2023.
- (ii) Under  the  Market  Access  Initiative  Scheme,  financial  assistance  upto  90%  is provided for Toys etc. for organising/participation in fairs/exhibitions/Buyer Seller Meets/Reverse  Buyer  Seller  Meets,  publicity  campaign  and  brand  promotion. Besides, 50% of the expenditure incurred by the exporters towards Testing of Toys is also reimbursed as per Scheme guidelines.
- (iii) To  compensate  the  Exporters  for  the  non-creditable  duty/tax  costs  (such  as Electricity Tax, Stamp duty, Mandi Fee, Tax on fuel, etc.) that are embedded in the export goods, the export items of toys falling under HS Code 9503, 9504 and 9505 are eligible for the rate of new scheme for Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP).
- (iv) In order to restrict import of toys of undesirable quality and prices, sample testing of imported toys has been made mandatory and a Quality Control Order on toys under BIS Act has also been issued.  Further, Basic Customs Duty rates on toys and its parts have been increased from 60% to 70% in Budget 2023-24.
- (v) Under  the  District  Export  Promotion  Hub  initiative,  twelve  districts  with  Toy clusters  have  been  identified  for  export  promotion.  Eight  categories  of  toys, including Kondapalli Toys, have got the GI tag.
- (vi) Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin has been launched to facilitate trade and increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
- (vii) Active  role  of  Indian  missions  abroad  towards  promoting  India's  trade,  tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.

- (viii) Regular  monitoring  of  export  performance  with  Commercial  Missions  abroad, Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards/ Authorities and Industry Associations and taking corrective measures from time to time.
- (e) & (f) The issue of expanding the PLI scheme for new sectors is yet to be decided.

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Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 552 for answer on 6 th  December 2023.

State/UT-wise value of export of toys (under ITC - HS 4 digit level 9503, 9504, 9505) during last five years

(Value in 1000 US$)

| S. No   | State               |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Uttar Pradesh       |   46677.1 |   49461.3 |   47948.6 |   75818.7 |   85424.1 |
| 2       | Maharashtra         |   56159.3 |   76305   |   66915.8 |   78105.4 |   61658.6 |
| 3       | Karnataka           |   31326.8 |   36486.2 |   48183   |   63423.1 |   56322.3 |
| 4       | Tamil Nadu          |    4729.1 |    8438.9 |   13676.4 |   18912.6 |   23553.1 |
| 5       | Haryana             |   13284.7 |   16934.9 |   15126.8 |   20283.1 |   22276.6 |
| 6       | Delhi               |   16361.1 |   15798.7 |   12227.2 |   17607.1 |   21108   |
| 7       | Rajasthan           |    8101.5 |    8442.4 |   10659.5 |   15429.1 |   19170.2 |
| 8       | Gujarat             |    5251.9 |    7775.8 |    6385.6 |   16236.9 |   12261.9 |
| 9       | Punjab              |    4419.2 |    4149.7 |    5412.2 |    7379.7 |    7006.7 |
| 10      | Kerala              |    2389.5 |    2755   |    2641.7 |    3668.7 |    6088.2 |
| 11      | Goa                 |    8815.3 |    8655.4 |    5483.5 |    4279.2 |    2803.4 |
| 12      | West Bengal         |    1137.3 |    1085.1 |    1251.8 |    1789.2 |    1725.1 |
| 13      | Telangana           |     332.7 |     191.1 |     196.2 |     786.5 |    1286.3 |
| 14      | Andhra Pradesh      |    3376.7 |    1377.9 |    1570.6 |     654.5 |    1186.4 |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir      |      94   |     115.9 |     329.9 |     503.7 |     789.2 |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh      |      15.8 |      76.6 |     159.4 |     386.9 |     577.7 |
| 17      | Chandigarh          |     193.7 |     239.7 |     197.5 |     390.4 |     282.8 |
| 18      | Bihar               |     164.8 |     191.9 |     194.6 |     214.3 |     167.7 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand         |      18.6 |     116.2 |      74.8 |      76   |      54.9 |
| 20      | Odisha              |       0   |       0.7 |       0   |       2.9 |      34.6 |
| 21      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |       0   |       0.2 |       4.2 |     126.6 |      27.2 |
| 22      | Assam               |       0.5 |      17.1 |      14.9 |      30.4 |      22.5 |
| 23      | Daman &Diu          |      65.9 |      42.1 |       0   |       4   |      19.2 |
| 24      | Puducherry          |       3.8 |      10.2 |      11.5 |      12.6 |      18.6 |
| 25      | Chattisgarh         |      13.7 |      11.9 |      20.7 |       2.4 |      15.8 |
| 26      | Jharkhand           |       0   |       0.6 |       0   |       0   |       1.5 |
| 27      | Himachal Pradesh    |       0.9 |       2.4 |       1.1 |       0   |       0   |
| 28      | Manipur             |       0   |       0   |       0   |       0.3 |       0   |
| 29      | Unspecified         |     530.5 |      63.7 |     272.9 |     501.9 |    1849.9 |
|         | Total Export        |  203464   |  238747   |  238960   |  326626   |  325732   |

Source: DGCI&S