India exports multiple woollen products including tops, worsted yarn, ready-made garments, woollen yarn, wool tops, fabric, shoddy yarn, shoddy fabrics, blankets, knitwear, hand-made carpets, and machine-made carpets, etc.
In 2021-22 (until January 2022), the export of woolen items was Rs. 12,877.52 crore (US$ 1.57 billion). In the year 2020-21, the total export value of wool and woollen products was Rs. 69.31 billion (US$ 935 million).
During 2021-22 (provisional) the export of handmade carpets which included wollen, rugs, druggets, durries, cotton carpets, etc. stood at Rs. 11,230.58 crore (US$ 1.34 billion).
From April 2021-September 2021, exports of wool and wool blended products stood at Rs. 7,481.65 crore (US$ 908.02 million), a 49.34% increase as compared to the same period the previous year.
The woollen yarn and articles of apparel & clothing accessories, both knitted and non-knitted, are among India’s largest exported woollen products. During 2021-22, the export of wool yarn, fabrics, made-ups, etc., from India were valued at US$ 98.65 million. The apparel and clothing accessories of wool (knitted and non-knitted) exports during the same year was US$ 296 million with a share of 32% in the total exports.
The overall trend of the exports for the last few years is as given in the data below,