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Over April-August 2016, export of silk and silk products from India stood at US$ 113.12 million, while exports during 2015-16 stood at US$ 364.89 million. The silk products exported from India include natural silk yarns, fabrics, made-ups, readymade garments, silk carpets and silk waste.

Readymade silk garments formed the largest segment generating around 62.0 per cent of silk export earnings in April-August 2016, while natural silk yarn, fabrics and made-ups comprised 25.21 per cent of silk export earnings.


Handloom products of silk, silk waste and silk carpet comprised 6.81 per cent, 5.8 per cent, and 0.18 per cent respectively. In FY 2015-16, top ten importers of Indian silk and silk products were US (US$ 21.59 million), UK (US$ 13.47 million), China (US$ 13.27 million), UAE (US$ 8.28 million), Germany (US$ 5.3 million), Italy (US$ 5.23 million), Canada (US$ 3.66 million), France (US$ 3.14 million), Singapore (US$ 3.11 million), and Hong Kong (US$ 2.25 million).

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