Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Etikoppaka Wooden Toys |
| 2 | Place | Etikoppaka |
| 3 | District | Vishakhapatnam |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 300 Micro Enterprises |
| 6 | No. of workers | 800 artisans (active) |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 15 0 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Crafts Production Centre at Etikoppaka (Visakhapatnam Dist), Hasthakalanilayam,, Etikoppaka 531082 Etikoppaka Mutually-Aided Cooperative Society. |
| 9 | Major products | Wooden carvings and artifacts, especially the toys, mythological figures and carvings that are created to resemble the shapes that were excavated at the sites of Mohenjodaro and Harappa. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Nil |
| 11 | Major markets | AP, Orissa, Mahasrhtra and Tamilnadu Exports to Gulf, France, Italy, Germany and the United States. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Obsolete Designs, weak marketing effort/ linkages, High cost of production Lack of collective approach Poor financial linkages Seasonal availability of raw material Lack of product diversification APITCO has already completed soft interventions under Special SGSY Scheme of MoRD (2005-2007) and hard interventions yet to be initiated |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | As per the End of the report and data of DC-Handicarfts (Year : 2010) |