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Information Courtesy: SIA, Min. of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India |
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Indian Footwear Components Industry
The Footwear Component Industry is a segment of the Leather Industry in India. The Footwear components, which are mainly exported from India are Leather Shoe Uppers and Leather Unit Soles. The estimated annual production capacity of Leather Shoe Uppers is 112 million pairs· The major production centers are Chennai, Ranipet, Ambur in Tamil Nadu, Agra and Delhi. The components industry has enormous opportunity for growth to cater to increasing production of footwear of various types, both for export and domestic market. India’s export of Footwear Components touched US$ 229.49 million in 1999-2000, holding a share of 15% in India’s total export of leather and leather products. Nearly 75% of the total export of footwear components is from the Southern Region, followed by the Northern Region, with a share of 13%. The major markets for Indian footwear components are the U.K., Germany, Italy, the USA, France, and Portugal. Nearly 83% of India ‘s export of footwear components is to the above countries. In the year 1999-2000, India exported footwear components to the tune of 38 million pairs mainly consisting of leather shoe uppers, leather unit soles and other components, out of which Leather shoe uppers (gents and ladies) alone constituted a share of 84%.Export of footwear components during the last three years Export of footwear components during the last three years :
Export projections for the next two years:
The apex body working for the footwear components: INDIAN
FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (IFCOMA) Source: |
