Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Import of Cotton
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2826

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015

**IMPORT OF COTTON**

2826.	SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether huge quantity of cotton is imported due to low production and substandard quality of cotton in the country; and

(b) 	if so, the details of cotton imported during each of the last three years and the current year, country-wise?

उत्तर

ANSWER

वस्त्र राज्‍य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री संतोष कुमार गंगवार)

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

**(a) & (b):** No Madam. Only limited quantity of Extra Large Staple (ELS) cotton for which the domestic production is less than the requirement of  the industry is imported. An account of such imports of cotton to the Country during last three years and the current year is annexed.

| **IMPORT OF RAW COTTON(ITCHS:5201)**   |                          |                 |                 |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| **2011-12**                            |                          | **2012-13**     |                 | **2013-14**               |                 | **2014-15(Oct-May)** |                 |
| **COUNTRY**                            | **Qty (Bales)**          | **COUNTRY**     | **Qty (Bales)** | **COUNTRY**               | **Qty (Bales)** | **Country**          | **Qty (Bales)** |
| PAKISTAN IR                            | 253660.09                | U S A           | 255838.19       | MALI                      | 223996          | U S A                | 134964          |
| U S A                                  | 153215.45                | MALI            | 202690.99       | U S A                     | 203093          | PAKISTAN IR          | 113165          |
| EGYPT A RP                             | 79263.68                 | TANZANIA REP    | 160375.68       | COTE D' IVOIRE            | 139521          | MALI                 | 73558           |
| COTE D' IVOIRE                         | 46688.50                 | COTE D' IVOIRE  | 136085.42       | AUSTRALIA                 | 122432          | COTE D' IVOIRE       | 60756           |
| AUSTRALIA                              | 34997.74                 | AUSTRALIA       | 100322.96       | BURKINA FASO              | 82631           | AUSTRALIA            | 51308           |
| MALI                                   | 27119.75                 | EGYPT A RP      | 85698.99        | PAKISTAN IR               | 78444           | EGYPT A RP           | 47297           |
| BENIN                                  | 20736.49                 | ZIMBABWE        | 68414.80        | BENIN                     | 49817           | BURKINA FASO         | 45159           |
| ZAMBIA                                 | 19405.55                 | PAKISTAN IR     | 65762.59        | TANZANIA REP              | 39614           | ARGENTINA            | 35361           |
| TANZANIA REP                           | 18482.54                 | ARGENTINA       | 51611.26        | CAMEROON                  | 39340           | TANZANIA REP         | 33462           |
| UGANDA                                 | 17888.52                 | BENIN           | 46777.90        | EGYPT A RP                | 38297           | ZAMBIA               | 25331           |
| ISRAEL                                 | 12688.02                 | BURKINA FASO    | 38575.30        | CHAD                      | 28137           | ZIMBABWE             | 21839           |
| BURKINA FASO                           | 12616.16                 | CHAD            | 36901.10        | ISRAEL                    | 23503           | BENIN                | 18420           |
| MALAYSIA                               | 10172.41                 | TOGO            | 32994.78        | TOGO                      | 22450           | NIGERIA              | 13092           |
| NIGERIA                                | 8105.88                  | BRAZIL          | 25409.37        | UGANDA                    | 10588           | CHAD                 | 11694           |
| ZIMBABWE                               | 4770.98                  | UGANDA          | 23994.66        | TURKMENISTAN              | 10510           | BRAZIL               | 10422           |
| SUDAN                                  | 4756.65                  | ZAMBIA          | 23639.43        | ZIMBABWE                  | 10357           | CAMEROON             | 10009           |
| TURKMENISTAN                           | 4490.34                  | CAMEROON        | 18323.61        | SUDAN                     | 9328            | ISRAEL               | 9358            |
| BRAZIL                                 | 4161.53                  | ISRAEL          | 17050.86        | SPAIN                     | 4299            | TOGO                 | 8714            |
| ETHIOPIA                               | 4127.00                  | MOZAMBIQUE      | 17032.71        | SOUTH AFRICA              | 4067            | SOUTH AFRICA         | 6174            |
| ARGENTINA                              | 2699.65                  | SUDAN           | 9214.91         | MALAWI                    | 4060            | TURKMENISTAN         | 4849            |
| CHAD                                   | 2647.06                  | MALAWI          | 7373.32         | ARGENTINA                 | 2000            | SPAIN                | 4625            |
| SPAIN                                  | 1687.06                  | TURKMENISTAN    | 6743.90         | AFGHANISTAN TIS           | 1182            | UZBEKISTAN           | 3290            |
| MALAWI                                 | 1593.62                  | MALAYSIA        | 4500.00         | SINGAPORE                 | 1171            | MALAWI               | 1871            |
| CAMEROON                               | 1476.85                  | NIGERIA         | 4095.50         | GREECE                    | 776             | SUDAN                | 1463            |
| IRAN                                   | 1185.72                  | SPAIN           | 3898.82         | US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | 582             | SWITZERLAND          | 1456            |
| INDONESIA                              | 1166.70                  | UZBEKISTAN      | 3196.79         | TURKEY                    | 323             | GREECE               | 1312            |
| CHINA P RP                             | 1127.46                  | U K             | 2972.66         | ZAMBIA                    | 186             | UGANDA               | 931             |
| PERU                                   | 780.59                   | ETHIOPIA        | 2956.48         | MEXICO                    | 102             | SINGAPORE            | 288             |
| SAUDI ARAB                             | 586.89                   | BELGIUM         | 1185.58         | **Grand Total**           | **1150804.229** | TURKEY               | 260             |
| ITALY                                  | 4.99                     | SOUTH AFRICA    | 994.86          |                           |                 | FRANCE               | 158             |
| THAILAND                               | 0.41                     | TURKEY          | 970.71          |                           |                 | INDONESIA            | 152             |
| **TOTAL**                              | **752304.27**            | KENYA           | 970.50          |                           |                 | BARBADOS             | 6               |
|                                        |                          | KAZAKHSTAN      | 888.24          |                           |                 | CHINA P RP           | 2               |
|                                        |                          | FRANCE          | 588.24          |                           |                 | **Grand Total**      | **750748**      |
|                                        |                          | SAUDI ARAB      | 574.13          |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | GREECE          | 228.81          |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | CHINA P RP      | 127.95          |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | ITALY           | 46.11           |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | GERMANY         | 23.96           |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | AFGHANISTAN TIS | 4.94            |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | SWITZERLAND     | 1.34            |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | JAPAN           | 0.04            |                           |                 |                      |                 |
|                                        |                          | **TOTAL**       | **1459058.38**  |                           |                 |                      |                 |
| Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata.               | Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata. |                 |                 |                           |                 |                      |                 |