MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL 

The membership of the Council rose from 35 in year 1986-87 to 9102 in 2024-25.

 

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. 33122.79 Crores in year 2024-25.

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

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

69.66

65.81

2

CANADA

75.06

91.35

3

FRANCE

95.16

81.44

4

GERMANY

316.04

377.69

5

ITALY

49.72

48.57

6

JAPAN

16.74

14.98

7

NETHERLAND

146.94

167.52

8

UAE

304.72

262.47

9

SWITZERLAND

5.29

6.31

10

U.S.A.

1429.31

1540.79

11

U.K.

303.94

314.82

12

LAC

49.29

64.65

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

1573.87

1350.23

 

TOTAL

4435.74

4386.63

EXPORTS OF "WOODWARES"

 

RS. IN CRORES

S.NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

213.74

227.82

2

CANADA

239.27

221.80

3

FRANCE

389.69

378.64

4

GERMANY

634.50

732.73

5

ITALY

86.48

79.37

6

JAPAN

19.41

13.44

7

NETHERLAND

678.55

714.93

8

UAE

176.40

208.63

9

SWITZERLAND

5.32

3.60

10

U.S.A.

3944.48

4095.02

11

U.K.

453.64

465.33

12

LAC

47.38

53.08

   13

OTHER COUNTRIES

1149.32

1330.35

 

TOTAL

8038.18

8524.74

 

EXPORTS OF "HANDPRINTED TEXTILES"

 

RS. IN CRORES

S.NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

20.29

22.17

2

CANADA

22.91

36.29

3

FRANCE

42.25

49.32

4

GERMANY

48.24

46.26

5

ITALY

42.65

27.93

6

JAPAN

22.69

35.92

7

NETHERLAND

39.55

15.95

8

UAE

1005.22

1539.46

9

SWITZERLAND

1.18

1.79

10

U.S.A.

341.84

319.92

11

U.K.

63.30

65.56

12

LAC

14.83

11.45

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

785.67

1044.92

 

TOTAL

2450.62

3216.94

 

EXPORTS OF "EMBROIDERED & CROCHETTED GOODS"

 

 

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

163.28

174.44

2

CANADA

95.63

98.05

3

FRANCE

186.39

214.75

4

GERMANY

88.87

148.35

5

ITALY

176.97

200.52

6

JAPAN

23.36

26.62

7

NETHERLAND

97.28

104.75

8

UAE

106.61

87.40

9

SWITZERLAND

9.39

6.70

10

U.S.A.

2093.31

2267.22

11

U.K.

192.69

217.73

12

LAC

35.94

57.56

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

716.58

745.97

TOTAL

3986.30

4350.06

 

EXPORTS OF “SHAWLS AS ARTWARES”

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

0.09

0.06

2

CANADA

0.01

0.05

3

FRANCE

0.03

0.08

4

GERMANY

0.50

0.18

5

ITALY

0.07

0.15

6

JAPAN

0.12

0.02

7

NETHERLAND

0.01

0.66

8

UAE

0.07

0.00

9

SWITZERLAND

0.25

0.02

10

U.S.A.

0.04

0.27

11

U.K.

0.09

0.15

12

LAC

0.25

0.06

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

0.11

0.96

TOTAL

5.18

2.66

 

EXPORTS OF "ZARI & ZARI GOODS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

0.69

0.27

2

CANADA

0.03

0.05

3

FRANCE

0.61

0.89

4

GERMANY

0.68

0.80

5

ITALY

0.35

0.43

6

JAPAN

0.37

2.19

7

NETHERLAND

0.28

0.02

8

UAE

7.62

4.98

9

SWITZERLAND

0.00

0.00

10

U.S.A.

1.67

1.76

11

U.K.

0.98

0.61

12

LAC

1.07

0.56

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

31.84

54.04

TOTAL

69.40

66.60

 

EXPORTS OF "IMITATION JEWELLERY"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

42.42

48.36

2

CANADA

44.59

25.99

3

FRANCE

23.99

78.63

4

GERMANY

74.84

43.79

5

ITALY

42.24

55.29

6

JAPAN

48.50

9.14

7

NETHERLAND

9.49

47.06

8

UAE

73.65

64.90

9

SWITZERLAND

69.78

5.40

10

U.S.A.

5.91

384.50

11

U.K.

417.09

127.62

12

LAC

134.88

23.57

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

31.53

596.50

TOTAL

1539.02

1510.75

 

EXPORTS OF "AGARBATTIES & ATTARS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

52.44

40.07

2

CANADA

40.88

16.04

3

FRANCE

16.25

25.72

4

GERMANY

29.85

17.98

5

ITALY

18.92

22.85

6

JAPAN

11.47

9.44

7

NETHERLAND

9.04

49.52

8

UAE

39.47

106.00

9

SWITZERLAND

95.36

3.82

10

U.S.A.

2.67

273.79

11

U.K.

256.33

75.68

12

LAC

76.00

264.76

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

215.92

738.49

TOTAL

1834.67

1644.16

 

 

EXPORTS OF "MISCELLANEOUS HANDICRAFTS"

RS. IN CRORES

S. NO.

COUNTRY

2023-24

2024-25

1

AUSTRALIA

184.68

175.20

2

CANADA

126.14

158.61

3

FRANCE

229.62

176.90

4

GERMANY

380.58

410.89

5

ITALY

155.47

147.60

6

JAPAN

83.56

23.73

7

NETHERLAND

417.50

586.44

8

UAE

282.92

284.68

9

SWITZERLAND

87.61

26.56

10

U.S.A.

4896.96

3940.40

11

U.K.

1143.06

1295.20

12

LAC

257.32

296.44

13

OTHER COUNTRIES

2206.14

2072.80

TOTAL

10451.56

9420.25