MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL 

The membership of the Council rose from 35 in year 1986-87 to 9054 in 2023-24.

 

EXPORTS OF HANDICRAFTS

The exports of handicrafts (other than hand knotted carpets) was merely Rs. 386.57 crores during the year of establishment of the Council i.e. 1986-87 rose to level of Rs. 32758.80 Crores in year 2023-24.

SHARE OF EXPORTS OF HANDICRAFTS IN MAJOR COUNTRIES/REGIONS

*Based on 179 HS Codes

INDIAN HANDICRAFTS & GIFTS FAIR (SPRING & AUTUMN)

Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair which today had become a show window of Indian handicrafts among all the leading overseas buyers needs no introduction the show is being organized since 1994. The participation trend is::

 

EXPORTS OF "ARTMETALWARES"

 

 

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2022-23

2023-24

1

AUSTRALIA

67.89

69.66

2

CANADA

85.93

75.06

3

FRANCE

85.68

95.16

4

GERMANY

290.97

316.04

5

ITALY

56.32

49.72

6

JAPAN

18.84

16.74

7

NETHERLAND

129.43

146.94

8

UAE

265.43

304.72

9

SWITZERLAND

6.38

5.29

10

U.S.A.

1394.65

1429.31

11

U.K.

284.19

303.94

12

LAC

78.78

49.29

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

1584.88

1573.87

 

TOTAL

4349.37

4435.74

EXPORTS OF "WOODWARES"

 

RS. IN CRORES

S.NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

266.43

200.46

2

CANADA

259.31

198.62

3

FRANCE

507.19

350.67

4

GERMANY

860.01

573.52

5

ITALY

92.74

76.81

6

JAPAN

19.17

16.69

7

NETHERLAND

763.61

574.00

8

UAE

148.65

155.23

9

SWITZERLAND

7.36

3.76

10

U.S.A.

4452.53

3505.23

11

U.K.

542.77

354.92

12

LAC

48.37

53.97

   13

OTHER COUNTRIES

1112.74

1559.10

 

TOTAL

9080.88

7622.98

 

EXPORTS OF "HANDPRINTED TEXTILES"

 

RS. IN CRORES

S.NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

32.77

31.91

2

CANADA

43.08

32.09

3

FRANCE

54.22

47.88

4

GERMANY

63.98

66.80

5

ITALY

45.59

44.44

6

JAPAN

34.67

30.35

7

NETHERLAND

50.95

56.76

8

UAE

975.52

760.19

9

SWITZERLAND

3.65

2.90

10

U.S.A.

693.72

426.89

11

U.K.

84.83

61.39

12

LAC

15.24

11.62

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

991.75

951.39

 

TOTAL

3089.97

2524.61

 

EXPORTS OF "EMBROIDERED & CROCHETTED GOODS"

 

 

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

166.76

155.39

2

CANADA

114.37

80.60

3

FRANCE

285.55

144.65

4

GERMANY

153.77

73.07

5

ITALY

145.96

154.30

6

JAPAN

30.33

21.41

7

NETHERLAND

122.48

81.19

8

UAE

152.02

119.76

9

SWITZERLAND

18.65

12.57

10

U.S.A.

2866.50

1834.96

11

U.K.

282.13

161.10

12

LAC

55.94

42.47

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

946.26

943.96

TOTAL

5340.72

3825.43

 

EXPORTS OF “SHAWLS AS ARTWARES”

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

0.09

0.05

2

CANADA

0.00

0.00

3

FRANCE

0.01

0.03

4

GERMANY

0.54

0.22

5

ITALY

0.16

0.17

6

JAPAN

0.00

0.11

7

NETHERLAND

0.01

0.00

8

UAE

3.77

4.78

9

SWITZERLAND

0.01

0.00

10

U.S.A.

0.24

0.24

11

U.K.

0.03

0.03

12

LAC

0.04

0.04

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

0.28

0.41

TOTAL

5.18

6.08

 

EXPORTS OF "ZARI & ZARI GOODS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

0.06

0.03

2

CANADA

0.03

0.11

3

FRANCE

0.44

1.16

4

GERMANY

1.64

0.51

5

ITALY

0.24

0.37

6

JAPAN

1.48

1.06

7

NETHERLAND

0.02

0.26

8

UAE

10.21

8.80

9

SWITZERLAND

0.00

0.00

10

U.S.A.

1.62

0.89

11

U.K.

0.26

1.08

12

LAC

0.38

0.57

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

53.02

56.41

TOTAL

69.40

71.25

 

EXPORTS OF "IMITATION JEWELLERY"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

42.42

46.96

2

CANADA

19.95

30.34

3

FRANCE

55.01

56.47

4

GERMANY

24.79

26.13

5

ITALY

27.90

32.16

6

JAPAN

7.57

8.18

7

NETHERLAND

29.81

35.57

8

UAE

126.70

81.21

9

SWITZERLAND

9.48

4.61

10

U.S.A.

473.85

426.56

11

U.K.

118.71

107.05

12

LAC

28.48

31.70

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

574.35

666.43

TOTAL

1539.02

1553.37

 

EXPORTS OF "AGARBATTIES & ATTARS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

52.44

40.97

2

CANADA

16.11

12.05

3

FRANCE

29.30

19.15

4

GERMANY

17.68

17.34

5

ITALY

11.76

9.23

6

JAPAN

8.91

8.53

7

NETHERLAND

33.10

22.40

8

UAE

80.21

76.92

9

SWITZERLAND

1.83

1.53

10

U.S.A.

239.38

178.92

11

U.K.

106.08

62.68

12

LAC

201.25

176.78

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

629.37

703.47

TOTAL

1427.42

1329.97

 

 

EXPORTS OF "MISCELLANEOUS HANDICRAFTS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2021-22

2022-23

1

AUSTRALIA

153.49

144.19

2

CANADA

154.52

132.17

3

FRANCE

159.41

478.30

4

GERMANY

415.53

379.50

5

ITALY

125.66

125.08

6

JAPAN

36.15

100.07

7

NETHERLAND

430.46

380.07

8

UAE

285.55

295.38

9

SWITZERLAND

79.79

57.11

10

U.S.A.

3976.25

3267.27

11

U.K.

707.53

697.41

12

LAC

268.49

289.14

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

1755.02

2390.49

TOTAL

8547.85

8736.18