Sporting Goods industry in India, which is now one hundred and sixteen
years old is spread over the length and breadth of the country. There
are major manufacturing concentrations in and around
Jalandhar,
Delhi,
Agra,
Moradabad,
Mumbai,
Kolkata
and
Chennai. The Indian sports goods industry has expanded to
include the areas of
Meerut,
(
Uttar Pradesh) and
Gurgaon, (
Haryana).
India's Sports Goods Industry, which is centered largely in Meerut and
Jalandhar, exports sporting goods and equipment worth more than Rs 200
crores. Major export items include football and cricket gear, and
athletic equipment. Both these cities together claim around 75% to 80 %
of the total domestic production with more than 3000 manufacturing
units, including around 130 exporters. The sports goods industry of
Jalandhar is widely known for the production of quality sports goods in
Asia.
Most of India's sports goods are exported to the United Kingdom, The
United States of America, Germany, France and Australia. There are
around 400 registered sports goods exporters with the Sports Goods
Export Promotion Council (SGEPC) alone.
