Looking for Export There’s no reason to fear the online customer experience any longer. Recommendation and Personalization engines provide users with content customized to their interests. You’re still getting to know your customers just like before. But with E-commerce technology, you’re able to immediately act upon that knowledge and offer your customer a new solution. This presentation regarding the Industry Insights of the Top 10 Best Business Categories for Exports through Alibaba.com

1. Top 10 hottest export products in
B2B Ecommerce-Alibaba.com
Sameer Dhurat

2. • Alibaba.com is the most popular B2B website for cross border Import-Export
Trade. Destination for manufactures, traders, dealers and distributor to promote
their product in 190+ countries. The platform provides enormous business
opportunities for SME's to expand their business globally.
• There’s no reason to fear the online customer experience any longer.
• Recommendation and Personalization engines provide users with content
customized to their interests. You’re still getting to know your customers just like
before. But with E-commerce technology, you’re able to immediately act upon that
knowledge and offer your customer a new solution.
• Here are Top 10 hottest export products on Alibaba.com. In Alibaba.com there are 8
Lakh gold supplier members all over world. So we had taken sample of gold
supplier members from Maharashtra.

3. 1.Machinery
• The machine tool industry is key to the government’s flagship ‘Make in India’
and ‘Skill India’ initiatives, given that it makes the machines required for the
manufacturing sector. Machine tools are considered a strategic industry
segment. The Indian machine tool industry touched $1 billion in 2016.
• On Alibaba.com, Machinery includes packing machinery,chemical plants
machinery,food processing machinery,machinery, industrial supplies and tools
like Power Tools, Hand Tools, Garden Tools, Tools Packaging, Material
Handling Tools, Tool Sets, Lifting Tools,Food & Beverage Machinery

4. 2. Chemicals
• Chemicals is one of the most diversified in the world, covering more than 70,000
commercial products.
• The chemicals industry is a key constituent of the Indian economy. India’s
proximity to the Middle East, the world’s source of petrochemicals feed stock,
makes for economies of scale.Polymers and agro-chemicals industries in India
present immense growth opportunities.
• Total production of the major chemicals including petrochemicals was 23.9
Million tons in 2015-16.Polymer demand is expected to grow by 8-10% with
healthy growth in industries such as clothing, automobiles etc.

5. 3. Indian Apparel
• Indian sub-continent is the second largest manufacturer of garments
after China being the global leader in garment production. India is known for its
high quality garments for men and women. Most of the garment manufacturers are
in the Small and Medium scale industry.
• India's Garment Industry is well-organized enterprise and is among the best world.
It constitutes of designers, manufacturers, exporters, suppliers, stockists and
wholesalers.
• On Alibaba.com Apparel includes Plus Size Clothing, Dresses, Garment
Accessories, Ladies Blouse & Tops, T-Shirts, Pants & Trousers, Skirts, Ethnic
Clothing, Women's Clothing, Sportswear, Men's Clothing, Wedding & Apparel
Accessories.

6. 4. Handicrafts
• Handicrafts are unique expressions and
represent a culture, tradition and heritage of a
country. The Handicraft Industry is one of the
important productive sector.
• The Importance of Handicrafts
• The Cultural Importance: Handicrafts play
very important role in representing the culture
and traditions of any country or region.
Handicrafts are a substantial medium to
preserve of rich traditional art, heritage and
culture, traditional skills and talents which are
associated with people’s lifestyle and history.
• The Economic Importance: Handicrafts are hugely important in terms of
economic development. They provide ample opportunities for employment even
with low capital investments and become a prominent medium for foreign
earnings.
• On Alibaba.com handicrafts includes commonly Home & Garden and Gifts &
Crafts in which Storage Baskets, Storage Holders & Racks, Sculptures, Folk
Crafts, Metal Crafts, Wood Crafts, Antique Imitation Crafts, Natural Crafts,
Pottery & Enamel and Carving Crafts

7. 5. Gems and Jewelry
• India is a land of vibrant colours, a destination of myriad hues, designed to open
your eyes to new wonders. India has a long history of artefacts, with Indian
products finding a fan base across the globe. It is a known fact that Indian made
ornaments decorate some of the most popular spots in the world, with millions of
tourists coming down to India to get a first-hand taste of its splendour. Indian
jewelers are famous across the world, a trend which has been alive for centuries.
• On Alibaba.com Jewelry includes Timepieces, Jewelry, Eyewear in which Silver
Jewelry, Copper Alloy Jewelry, Zinc Alloy Jewelry, Gold Jewelry, Necklaces,
Stainless Steal Jewelry, Rings, Jewelry Sets.

8. 6. Spices
• India Food Spices are used to lift up
the taste and flavors
of Indian delicacies. Spices like cinnamon,
cardamoms, whole garam masala, mint,
cilantro, etc are highly used for doing
wonders in the recipes. Indian
cooking and tasty Indian recipes are widely
imparted with these spices. They are not
just ingredients but in fact they have been
used for doing magics and creating the
charm, flavor and aroma in Indian food.
• Major importers of Indian spices in FY 2015-
16 were US, China, Vietnam, UAE,
Indonesia, Malaysia, UK, Sri Lanka, Saudi
Arabia, and Germany.
• India commands a formidable position in the world spice trade with the spice
exports expected to touch US$ 3 billion by 2016-17.
• On Alibaba.com spices includes pepper, cardamom, chilli, ginger, turmeric,
coriander, cinnamon,cumin, celery, fennel, fenugreek, ajwain, dill seed, garlic,
tamarind, clove, and nutmeg among others.

9. 7. Agro
• India is mainly an agricultural country. Agriculture is the most important
occupation for most of the Indian families. In India, agriculture contributes about
16% of total GDP and 10% of total exports. Over 60 % of India’s land area is arable
making it the second largest country in terms of total arable land.
• Export-India exports excess food and agricultural products. A large proportion of
India’s export trade is based on the agricultural products, such as jute, tea, tobacco,
coffee, spices, and sugar. It helps in increasing the foreign exchange. India is ranked
seventh in terms of agricultural exports.
• In Jan 2017, India exported agricultural products valuing around 187.91 INR
Billion.

10. 8. Indian Leather
In view of its immense potential for employment, growth and exports, leather industry
occupies an important place in Indian economy. The sector is spread across the formal
as well as informal sectors and produces a comprehensive range of products from raw
hides to fashionable shoes.
Some of the important leather products exported by India include -
• Leather Footwear
• Footwear Components (Shoe Uppers, Soles etc.)
• Leather Garments
• Leather Goods (Including Harness & Saddlery, Leather Gloves etc.)
• Finished Leather

11. 9. Iron and Steel
• The iron and steel industry is one of the most important industries in India.
• India has become the third largest steel producer in the world. Most iron and steel
in India is produced from iron ore.
• India is expected to become the world's second largest producer of crude steel in the
next 10 years, moving up from the third position.

12. 10. Human Hairs
• Indian exporters of human hair, a majority of them are small enterprises.
• India’s human hair exports’ market is around Rs 4,500 crore.
• Two types of hair are collected in India. One is Remy hair (the highest grade of
human hair, a preferred choice for hairpieces and wigs because it creates a natural
look) collected from temples where pilgrims tonsure their hair as part of a religious
vow. Earning Rs 300-400 crore a year, according to industry sources.
• The second kind is non-Remy hair - household waste collected by gypsy groups or
nomads from villages, who sell it to dealers in hair, who in turn sell it to hair export
firms. The latter process it, make it reusable and export it to the West, where it is
used to make wigs and hairpieces. Several lakhs of people work in the collection,
stocking, and processing of hair.

13. What GST says
Export Import
Tax Structure
•Zero rated Supply
•No Tax shall be
charged
IGST and BCD (Basic
Custom Duty) shall be
levied
Input Tax
Credit(ITC)
•ITC allowed
•Refund shall also be
allowed
•ITC of IGST allowed
•ITC of BCD not
allowed