Pakistan needs to evaluate policies while vying for top slot in global…
"The war for the best apparel maker crown is getting hotter with Pakistan joining the race alongside Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh. However, as the country aspires to reach the top, it first needs to check the availability of a suitable product category, materials required, labor cost and skill, workers’ r... Read more
New challenges await Bangladesh as it gears up for LDC status
"Year 2024 will prove to be a milestone for Bangladesh as the country will graduate from being a Least Developed Country to a developing country. This will bring along a number of new challenges particularly its impact on the readymade garments industry. The industry will have to address issues like: How RMG entreprene... Read more
Indian apparel exports to stabilise in FY20 despite odds
"Credit rating agency ICRA’s latest research suggests, Indian apparel exports will continue to grow for the rest of the year, however the pace of growth will slow down as multiple challenges looming on the horizon, are a challenge for exporters to meet targets. Reviving after two consecutive years of decline... Read more
US-China trade war an opportunity for India to increase global trade: …
"A new research report by DBS Bank’s economist Radhika Rao, says the US-China trade conflict is a golden opportunity for India to increase its trade footprint particularly in categories on which Washington has imposed tariffs on Beijing. The report lists various ways the trade war can benefit India." A new res... Read more
India: Boost synthetics, low duties, compliance to revive textile indu…
"With low growth in synthetics, Indian apparel industry stands to be less competitive. The synthetic segment in India failed to make a mark in the global market because of low exports, low wages in factories producing synthetics and low investments in the sector. Indian textile units run for only six months in a year t... Read more
Trade war could boost India’s position in apparel, fashion segment glo…
"A recent survey by Weave Services, a supply chain consulting firm that specialises in demand and production planning shows, leading apparel brands and sourcing offices are moving their bases out of China over concerns of access to raw materials and lead times. This surely offers a golden opportunity to India to establ... Read more
Global garment factories demand fair labor standards
"The expectation was that post Rana Plaza tragedy, that killed at least 1,132 people and injured over 2,500 in Bangladesh, the global garment manufacturing industry had woken up to the social and environmental hazards of fast fashion. However, six years later, little seems to have changed as many workers are still bein... Read more
Budget 2019-20: Textiles allocation reduced, FDI norms for single bran…
"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget in Modi 2.0 government. However, the textiles sector seems to have been low on her priority list as the Budget allocation for textiles has been reduced to Rs 5831.48 crore in fiscal 2019-20 from Rs 6,943.26 in the last fiscal. Total textile infrastructure... Read more
NCTO recommends strong policies, FTAs, improved infrastructure for US …
"While NCTO strongly supports the free trade structure established under NAFTA, it also agrees with President Trump’s desire to improve the terms of the original agreement. It specifically advocates certain improvements in NAFTA renewal negotiation. Some of these include: maintaining yarn forward as the fundament... Read more
NCTO CEO Kim Glas to revive the American textile industry
"Kim Glas, new the president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organisations since April 2019, has set a definite goal to revive the flagging American textile industry. She notes the American industry in the last few years has seen a remarkable uptick in employment with the industry currently employing 600,000... Read more
India: Labor issues cloud India’s knitwear hub Tirupur’s development
"Once touted as the ‘knitwear capital of India, Tirupur, is currently mired by labor issues. Underemployment and rising costs of living, coupled with the continuing impact of policy measures such as the Goods and Services Tax, especially on small-scale manufacturers, is stagnating growth in the city with the shor... Read more
Sri Lanka’s apparel sector targets emerging markets to boost growth
In order to achieve its ambitious target of $8 billion worth of exports by 2025, Sri Lankan apparel sector is looking to first upscale access in emerging markets such as India, China and Brazil. The country will differentiate its products with quality standards and excellent product delivery to capture global demand. T... Read more
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Indian textile units ask for liquidity support
Indian textile units have asked for liquidity support and a one or two year moratorium. Other i... Read more
Bangladesh reduces source tax on exports to boost garment sector
Bangladesh has reduced the source tax on export proceeds for all sectors from 1.0 per cent to 0... Read more
India to ease debt repayment for textiles makers
India may extend the two-year moratorium for debt repayments by textile units. While steps have... Read more
APTMA seeks elimination of change in tax refund mechanism
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in its letter to Razzak Dawood, Adviser to Prime... Read more
Myanmar to set up textile-garment zones in Yangon, Mandalay
The Ministry of Industry of Mynamar plans to set up special zones for textiles and garments in ... Read more
Bangladesh to finalise list of products for duty free access to Indonesia
Under the proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), the Bangladesh government will finalise ... Read more
Karnataka textile policy fails to achieve intended target
As per the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, the Karnataka textile policy 2013-18 faile... Read more
Government plans apparel cluster and park in Noida
The Union Ministry for Textile and Women and Child Development plans to develop an apparel clus... Read more
India hopes US reinstates GSP
India wants the US to resume trade concessions under GSP.The US terminated India's designation ... Read more
India’s textile industry suggests GST revision
The textile industry in India wants a cut in GST.It is felt a GST cut across the value chain fr... Read more
US fashion brands struggle with tariffs
Tariffs on goods imported from China have been devastating to small fashion brands in the US.Th... Read more
Apparel exporters applaud Centre’s move to continue MEIS till Dec 2019
Apparel exporters have applauded the central government’s decision to continue the Mercha... Read more
ITF discusses measures to revive the textile sector
Prabhu Dhamodharan, Convenor of Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) met Union finance minister ... Read more
Rebate scheme replaces MEIS for Indian exporters
The Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) was introduced to benefit exporters. The inten... Read more
US apparel companies wanting to invest in India support an FTA
American clothing companies are scouting for greater investment opportunities in India. They ar... Read more
TEA appeals to Union Textiles Ministry to resolve Tirupur knitwear issues
Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) had appealed to the Union Textiles Secretary to the ... Read more
US tariffs on Chinese imports come into force
More than 90 per cent of Chinese apparel imports into the US will be hit with 15 per cent tarif... Read more
Pak yarn merchants oppose increase in withholding tax
As clarified by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (Sind &... Read more
USTO to implement additional 5 per cent duty on Chinese products
The United States Trade Organisation (USTO) has confirmed that an additional duty of 5 per cent... Read more
India's new FDI rules to attract more luxury brands
As per the new FDI rules, India will allow single brand companies to start online sales even be... Read more
CMAI welcomes new FDI rules but worries about affects on domestic brands
The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) welcomes the changes made in the FDI rul... Read more
Indian yarn may get export incentives
India may devise a new export incentive scheme especially for the yarn and fabric sector. Expor... Read more
G7 Fashion Deal to set up fashion transparency framework: Clean Clothes Cam…
Clean Clothes Campaign has welcomed the G7 Fashion Deal for sustainably produced textiles. The ... Read more
Indonesia to tax Chinese textile imports
Indonesia will impose a tariff of 2.5 per cent to 18 per cent on imported textile products. The... Read more
Zimbabwe revises clothing rebates
Zimbabwe is plugging loopholes in the grant of rebates to clothing manufacturers. Some players ... Read more
India launches measures for small units
The government has announced measures to infuse confidence in small and medium units in the gar... Read more
India’s powerloom weavers want release of tax credit
The small and medium sector will receive GST refunds within 30 days. However, powerloom weavers... Read more
Zimbabwe reviews clothing rebate
Zimbabwe is plugging loopholes in the rebate scheme for clothing manufacturers. The country has... Read more
Cambodia approves 153 investment projects
In the first half of this year, the Council for the Development of Cambodia approved 153 invest... Read more
US apparel industry opposes tariffs
The apparel industry in the US supports maintaining strong trading ties with China and voices o... Read more
India: Tripura Exporters Association seeks alternative for MEIS scheme
Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) has urged the government to introduce an alternative... Read more
Norteastern weavers in get government support
India is promoting the textile industry in the Northeast. The region accounts for nearly 50 per... Read more
Lenzing revenue up one per cent
Lenzing’s revenue increased by 1.2 per cent in the first half of 2019. The share of speci... Read more
APEC appeals for continuation of MEIS Scheme
APEC has appealed to the government to continue the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS... Read more
BGMEA accuses Accord of harming the apparel industry
BGMEA President Rubana Huq has accused the new fire safety related conditions imposed by Accord... Read more
NIPR organises lecture on revival of the moribund Nigerian textile industry
The Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) recently organise... Read more
US textile industry supports tariffs
The US textile industry supports the 10 per cent tariff on the remaining $300 billion of import... Read more
AAFA decries US President tax move on Chinese imports
The American Apparel and Footwear Association expressed its deep frustration following the anno... Read more
CMAI demands rules of origin for import of raw materials
Speaking at the recently concluded 69th National Garment Fair, Rahul Mehta, President, CMAI urg... Read more
US mulls tariffs on EU imports
The US is likely to impose tariffs worth $7 billion on imports from the EU. The proposed tariff... Read more
Vietnam: EVFTA to replace GSP rates with MFN tariffs
According to a report from Bảo Việt Securities Joint Stock Company (BVSC), textile, garment and... Read more
India: Textile industry hails new budget proposals
The Indian textile industry has hailed the Budget proposals for 2019-20. As the Cotton Textiles... Read more
Pakistan: Introduction of sales tax shuts down textile units
The business of wholesalers and retailers associated with textile processing mills has come to ... Read more
Several measures needed for growth of Indian technical textiles
Indian technical textile market is expected to witness substantial growth from 2016 to 2024. Th... Read more
India to revise customs rules
India may revamp its customs duty regime, weeding out some exemptions and correcting inverted d... Read more
India may extend rebates to yarn and fiber
India may extend the rebate scheme to other textile categories like yarn and fiber. As of now t... Read more
India plans anti-dumping duty on yarn imports from four nations
The Indian government may impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain types of filament yarn... Read more
Bangladesh removes domestic yarn from the VAT net
The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association has thanked the government for imposing Tk4 tax on sal... Read more
Handloom weavers want GST fixed at five per cent
India’s power loom weavers and business owners want the current GST rate for power loom t... Read more
India unveils textile package
India has unveiled a special package for the domestic apparel sector. The aim is to encourage t... Read more
Bangladesh mills want tax scrapped
Textile mills in Bangladesh want the five per cent advance tax proposed on import of textile ma... Read more