India exports silk and silk products to the US, UAE, Netherlands, China, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, and many more countries. The majority of the country’s saree exports are to the US, Nepal, and the UAE.
India exports cotton to many parts of the world and more than 150 countries. The US, UK, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, etc. are among the top cotton export destinations of India. During 2021-22 India exported jackets of cotton to the US worth US$ 22 million (53% share of total jacket exports share from India).
The major destination for India’s silk exports are the US, China, UK, Italy, and UAE. The raw silk exports of India are majorly towards countries: Bosnia, Herzegovina, UK, Vietnam, Bhutan, and China. For the rayon fabric exports, the major importers from India are China, Mexica, US, Japan, Poland, Netherlands, South Africa, Germany, UAE, and Brazil with a cumulative share of about 85% out of the total rayon exports during 2020-21.
US is among the largest importer of Indian powerloom products. During 2021-22, the country accounted for 29.79% of the coir and coir products imports from India. China, Netherlands, South Korea, and the UK are among the top importers with a share of 19.82%, 8.77%, 4.95%, and 5.1%, respectively during 2021-22.