Indian Merchandise Exports to France

This site provides detailed information on Indian Merchandise Exports to France. The site also focuses on the current development of merchandise exports of India to France.

The Indian Merchandise Exports to France is facilitated through the common forum of India and France chamber of commerce and industry. The Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce or FICCIand UBIFRANCE - the agency for international business development, under the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France are the prime facilitators of trade and business amongst each other. FICCI and UBIFRANCE are the respective representative of their countries, representing trade and business community of each other. Further, Indian Merchandise Exports to France aims at facilitating better India and European Union trading relation.

Indian Merchandise Exports to France like fabric and yarn for textiles have registered stupendous growth. The yearly growth have risen from $18 million in 1962-1971 to $63 million in 1982-1991. Exports of clothing to France have grown from $3 million in 1962-1971 to $108 million in 1982-1991.Indian Merchandise Exports to France grew by 20% in 2003-04, then increased to US $ 1289.80 million ($ 1.2 billion) as against $ 1074.09 million ($ 1 billion) in 2002-03. Indian Merchandise Exports to France stood at $ 1289.80 million in 2003-04.

Major Indian Merchandise Exports to France are -

• Cotton
• Cotton accessories
• Cotton yarn
• Cotton fabric
• Ready-made garments
• Agricultural products
• Fisheries products
• Petroleum products
• Man-made fibers for ready made garments
• Transport equipments
• Leather goods
• Polished diamonds
• Indian whiskey
• Animal feed

The latest Indian commodities which got tremendous wide-spread acceptance in France are Indian Agricultural products and Indian fisheries products. The Indian Food-processing sector produces around 50 million tons of fruits and 90 million tons of vegetables. But inadequate food processing infrastructure in India could only process 6% of the perishable products available in India. Thus, the Indian Government has proposed to export a substantial portion of Indian Agricultural products and Indian fisheries products to France, in absence of proper food processing infrastructure in India. The great demand for Indian vegetables, fruits, and flowers has got ready acceptance from the trade and business community of France. A huge future demand for processed food is an absolute realty with changing socio-economic situations across the world especially in the developed countries like France. The Processed food sector in France offers tremendous scope for India.