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   MEMBERSHIP
  OF THE COUNCIL   
  The membership of the
  Council rose from 35 in year 1986-87 to 9102 in 2024-25.  
    
    
    
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   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.  
    
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   SHARE
  OF EXPORTS OF HANDICRAFTS IN MAJOR COUNTRIES/REGIONS 
    
  *Based on 179 HS Codes  
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   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:: 
    
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     EXPORTS OF "ARTMETALWARES" 
     | 
    
   
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     | 
    
       
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     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 
     | 
    
   
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     | 
    
     TOTAL 
     | 
    
     4435.74 
     | 
    
     4386.63 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "WOODWARES" 
     | 
    
   
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     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 
     | 
    
   
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     TOTAL 
     | 
    
     8038.18 
     | 
    
     8524.74 
     | 
    
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "HANDPRINTED TEXTILES" 
     | 
    
   
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     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 
     | 
    
   
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     TOTAL 
     | 
    
     2450.62 
     | 
    
     3216.94 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "EMBROIDERED & CROCHETTED
    GOODS" 
     | 
    
   
    | 
       
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     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 
     | 
    
   
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     TOTAL 
     | 
    
     3986.30 
     | 
    
     4350.06 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF “SHAWLS AS ARTWARES” 
     | 
    
   
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     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 
     | 
    
   
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     TOTAL 
     | 
    
     5.18 
     | 
    
     2.66 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "ZARI & ZARI GOODS" 
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     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 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "IMITATION JEWELLERY" 
     | 
    
   
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     RS. IN CRORES 
     | 
    
   
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     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 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     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 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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     EXPORTS OF "MISCELLANEOUS HANDICRAFTS" 
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     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 
     | 
    
   
   
   
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