India exports woollen yarn fabrics, hand-made carpets and ready-made garments to the USA, the UK, Italy, Germany, Australia, UAE, Netherland, Sweden, France, Japan, etc. The USA is a major importer of woollen products from India with 2022-23 exports at US$ 855.8 million. The UK and Italy were the next two large importers with 2022-23 exports valued at US$ 103.7 million and US$ 87.2 million. The value of exports to the Germany, Australia, and UAE during 2022-23 was US$ 82 million, US$ 61.2 million, and US$ 46.8 million, respectively.
The woollen fabrics are mainly exported to Italy, the UK, Korea, Japan, and the USA. During 2022-23, these countries imported US$ 128 million worth of yarn fabrics from India, a share of 62% out of the total yarn exports. Italy was the major importer during the same period at about 27.5% share of total exports.
The woollen carpets are majorly exported to the USA. During 2022-23, the country imported US$ 795 million worth of carpets from India, with a share of about 60% of total carpet exports. The top 7 woollen carpets export destinations (i.e., the USA, Germany, Australia, the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, and Italy) accounted for 81% of the total exports from India during this period.
The ready-made woollen garments are mainly exported to the USA, UK, UAE, Oman, Germany, France, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. These countries combined accounted for 75% of the total woollen garments’ exports from India during 2022-23.