India's coir and coir product shipments jump 52% in value to ₹6,614 crore in FY26

Key facts

• India's exports of coir and coir products grew 52 per cent in value and 12 per cent in volume in FY26, with export earnings of ₹6,614 crore and shipments totalling 15,09,531 tonnes.
• India is the world's largest producer and exporter of coir and coir products, accounting for roughly two-thirds of global production.
• China is the largest importer of Indian coir with 27 per cent of total exports, followed by the US (16.45 per cent) and the Netherlands (10 per cent); other major destinations include Spain, the UK, Peru and South Korea.
• Tufted mats recorded growth of 10.40 per cent in volume and 7.50 per cent in value, while coir pith exports grew 13.50 per cent in volume and 72.30 per cent in value.
• The appreciation of the US dollar against the Indian rupee contributed to higher export realisations in rupee terms.