Did You Know? Just 3 States Account for Over 80% of Indian Leather, Footwear & Leather Products Exports Contributing $3.77 Billion in FY2023-24

1] Tamil Nadu
Export Value - $1.788 billion
% Share - 38.12%

2] Uttar Pradesh
Export Value - $1.348 billion
% Share - 28.74%

3] West Bengal
Export Value - $643 Million
% Share - 13.72%

4] Delhi
Value - $352 Million
% Share - 7.51%

5] Haryana
Value - $201 Million
% Share - 4.29%

6] Andhra Pradesh
Value - $139 Million
% Share - 2.97%

7] Maharashtra
Value - $77 Million
% Share - 1.64%

8] Karnataka
Value - $49 Million
% Share - 1.04%

9] Rajasthan
Value - $43 Million
% Share - 0.91%

10] Punjab
Value - $28 Million
% Share - 0.60%

11] Gujarat
Value - $14 Million
% Share - 0.31%

12] Telangana
Value - $3 Million
% Share - 0.05%

13] Kerala
Value - $2 Million
% Share - 0.05%

14] Uttarakhand
Value - $2 Million
% Share - 0.04%

The remaining contributions came from Pondicherry with $198,000 & Madhya Pradesh with $24,000

I have tried my best to clearly map it state by state for easy understanding, hope its helpful

What strikes me most is how concentrated our exports are just 3 states account for over 80% of our leather exports

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