US-China tariff battle ends with trade deal, apparel sector unhappy wi…
"United States will reduce the 15 per cent tariffs imposed on a wide range of Chinese consumer goods by half and also cancel another round of tariffs implemented in December. On its part, China will buy an additional $12.5 billion worth of agricultural products from the US in the first year and $19.5 billion worth of g... Read more
Myanmar becomes new hotbed of apparel manufacturing
"The garment industry in Myanmar has grown significantly in the past five years, from an export value of $900 million in 2012 to $4.37 billion in the first 11 months of FY 2018-19. The country now aims to reach an export value of $10 billion garments by 2024 besides creating over a million jobs for its unskilled and se... Read more
India needs to adopt a cautious approach to RCEP
"The subsidies given by its government and loans granted with low interest rates helped the Chinese textile industry to emerge as one of the top industries in the world. This coupled with zero per cent duty through the RCEP free trade agreement is likely to provide China with an open market, affecting medium and small ... Read more
India rejects the RCEP deal, textile industry hails decision
"Industry, traders and farmers in India have appreciated the government's decision not to join RCEP deal. Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal termed the deal against India's economic interests and national priorities. “We have consistently upholded our demands particularly over-controlling trade def... Read more
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
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EU’s tax concessions to Sri Lanka to continue
Following a meeting with Thorsten Bargfrede, Head of Political, Trade and Communications Sectio... Read more
Pakistan’s APTMA opposes more charges for electricity
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has opposed Pakistan government’s decision... Read more
Ireland to reduce plastic and fast fashion waste
Ireland has formulated a ‘radical’ new strategy to focus on reducing plastic packag... Read more
Solapur garment makers urge government for a new textile policy
The Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association (SGMA) recently urged the Union government to fra... Read more
Maharashtra powerlooms units get state government subsidy
Powerlooms, spinning mills, and garment units in Maharashtra get a power subsidy. The release o... Read more
India looks to formulate a new 10 year textile policy
India’s new textile policy will envisage positioning the country as a fully integrated, g... Read more
Government announces new scheme to strengthen textile value chain
The Union government has announced a ‘Scheme for Assistance to Strengthen Specific Sector... Read more
US and China reach tariff agreement
The first phase of the Sino-US trade agreement has been greatly helpful for the textile and app... Read more
Schemes for Indian exporters yet to yield benefits
Garment and made-up exporters in India have yet to avail of benefits under the Merchandise Expo... Read more
Philippines to upgrade industry
The Philippines has prepared a roadmap for the garment and textile industry. The plan covers t... Read more
US amends the USMCA deal
The US government has strengthened labor, environmental, pharmaceutical and enforcement provisi... Read more
MEIS withdrawal scheme creates negative impact on export units
In a letter issued to the union finance ministry A Sakthivel, Vice-Chairman, Apparel Export Pro... Read more
Textile Ministry to form technical advisory cell for anti-dumping duty
The textile commissioner’s office will soon form of a technical advisory cell for the ant... Read more
Textile park scheme makes slow progress
The progress of textile parks, under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), has been m... Read more
US imposes duty on imports of polyester textured yarn
The US has imposed duty on imports of polyester textured yarn from China and India. This follow... Read more
Samarth aims at imparting skills
Textile industry’s initiative Samarth has the broad objective of skilling youth for gainf... Read more
Tariffs unsettle US fashion apparel
The tariffs on Chinese imports continue to unsettle the fashion apparel industry in the US. The... Read more
HEWA seeks Prime Minister’s intervention on release of RoSCTL dues
The Home Textile Exporters’ Welfare Association (HEWA) has sought Prime Minister Modi&rsq... Read more
Philippines clothing exports down six per cent
Clothing exports from the Philippines in Q3 declined over six per cent compared to the same per... Read more
Indonesia curbs textile imports
Indonesia is tightening restrictions on textile imports. Restriction is aimed at protecting dom... Read more
Pakistan at work on a new textile policy
Pakistan is framing a long term and comprehensive textile policy. The aim is to increase Pakist... Read more
NCTO to launch its new blog for textile development
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), represents its full spectrum of U.S. text... Read more
WTO overrules Indian subsidies
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against at least five of India’s export prom... Read more
India objects to RCEP origin rules
India has raised objections to the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ... Read more
Karnataka identifies thrust sectors in textile industry
Karnataka’s new textile and garment policy has identified five thrust sectors: spinning, ... Read more
Government to amend the MSME Act
The government plans to amend the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development Act to allo... Read more
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