During April-November 2019, export of manmade staple fibre stood at US$ 353.99 million. Export of manmade yarn, fabrics and made-ups reached US$ 3.17 billion, while that of readymade garments of manmade fibres reached US$ 2.32 billion during the same period.
India is the world’s second largest producer of polyester and viscose, but ranks sixth in export of Manmade Fibre (MMF) textiles.
Indian tea is among the finest in the world owing to strong geographical indications, heavy investment in tea processing units, continuous innovation, augmented product mix and strategic market expansion.
Total tea export stood at US$ 826.47 million in FY20.
Total export of tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes stood at US$ 904.87 million in FY20.
Indian tobacco is exported to around 100 countries.
India’s wool and woollen industry is the seventh largest in the world and can broadly be divided into 10 major product categories: worsted yarn, woollen yarn, wool tops, fabric, shoddy yarn, shoddy fabrics, blankets, knitwear, hand-made carpets and machine-made carpets.
India is the ninth-largest producer of wool in the world with a global production share of nearly two per cent.
In FY20 (till November 2019), export of woollen yarn, fabrics, and made-ups reached US$ 125.13 million, while that of raw wool touched US$ 71,111.74.
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