India exports raw silk, natural silk yarn, fabrics & made-ups, readymade garments, silk waste and handloom products of silk. In FY23, India’s exports of silk and silk products stood at US$ 276.84 million. During April 2022- February 2023, the exports of silk and silk products stood at US$ 244.26 million. During 2021-22, the country’s silk and silk products exports were valued at US$ 248.56 million. This is an increase of 25.3% over the previous year. This growth was achieved despite COVID-19 pandemic-induced challenges and global supply chain disruptions. Product-wise split for the exports for 2022-23 (until February 2023) was as follows - natural silk yarn exports were US$ 66.16 million (down 10.73% YoY), silk readymade garments exports were US$ 79.5 million (up 50.39% YoY), silk carpet exports were US$ 45.36 million (up 40.56% YoY), raw silk exports were US$ 0.14 million (down 90.66% YoY), handloom products of silk exports were US$ 33.11 million (down 33.21% YoY), and silk waste exports were US$ 20.19 million) (down 22.73% YoY). The natural silk yarn, fabrics, and made ups, and silk readymade garments were the most exported silk products from India with 2022-23 (until February 2023) exports share of 27.06%, and 32.5%, respectively. The share of other products in India’s total silk exports were as follows – silk waste (8.25%), silk carpets (18.55%), and handloom products of silk (13.54%). India enjoys a unique global position in terms of production and exports of all the commercially useful varieties of silk and the government has initiated various trade shows and fairs in order to promote the exports of silk products across the world.