The export, of coir and coir products from India worth Rs 2,757.90 crore (US$ 391.25 million) for the year 2019-20, registers an all-time high record, which is around Rs 30 crore (US$ 4.26 million) higher than that of the last year i.e. 2018-19 which stood at Rs 2,728.04 crore (US$ 387.01 million). 988,996 MT of coir and coir products were exported during the year 2019-20 from the country as against 964,046 MT exported during the preceding year. While the exports of coir pith, tufted mats, coir Geo-textiles, coir rugs and carpets, coir other sorts, coir rope and power-loom mats registered growth both in terms of quantity and value. The products like hand-loom mats, coir yarn, rubberized coir and power-loom matting showed decline in terms of quantity and increase in terms of value.
Port-wise Export (2019-20) |
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Sl. No. |
Port/ Place of Export |
Qty. (MT) |
Value (Rs Lakh) |
Value (US$ million) |
1 |
Tuticorin |
519144 |
122910.39 |
174.37 |
2 |
Cochin |
217930 |
107023.69 |
151.84 |
3 |
Chennai |
238970 |
43159.93 |
61.23 |
4 |
Vishakhapatnam |
11578 |
1871.26 |
2.65 |
5 |
Mumbai |
1145 |
596.15 |
0.85 |
6 |
Kolkata |
113 |
131.89 |
0.19 |
7 |
Bangalore |
41 |
58.19 |
0.08 |
8 |
Others (By Road) |
75 |
38.63 |
0.06 |
|
Total |
988996 |
275790.13 |
391.25 |
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.