India exports woolen yarn fabrics, hand-made carpets and ready-made garments to Italy, Korea, the UK, the USA, Sri Lanka, Germany, Australia, the UAE, Sweden, Netherland, Oman, Afghanistan, Tanzania, etc. The USA is a major importer of woolen products from India with 2020-21 exports at US$ 855.6 million. The UK and Germany are the two large exporters with 2020-21 exports valued at US$ 81.2 million and US$ 97.5 million. The value of exports to the UAE, Sweden and Netherlands for the year 2020-21 was US$ 38.5 million, US$ 32.9 million and US$ 34 million, respectively.
The woolen fabrics are mainly exported to Italy, Korea, the UK, the USA, Sri Lanka, Germany and Australia. During 2020-21, these countries imported Rs. 513.9 crore (US$ 64.5 million) worth of yarn fabrics from India, a share of 64% out of the total yarn exports. Italy was the major importer during the same period at 17.5%.
The woolen carpets are majorly exported to the USA. During 2020-21, the country imported Rs. 6300.9 crore (US$ 791 million) worth of carpets from India, with a share of about 58% of total carpet exports. The top 7 woolen carpets export destinations (i.e. the USA, Germany, Australia, the UK, the UAE, Sweden and Netherlands) accounted for 81% of the total exports from India during 2020-21.
The ready-made woolen garments are mainly exported to the USA, Oman, Afghanistan, Germany, France, Netherlands and Tanzania. These countries combined accounted for 56% of the total woolen garments exports from India.