India exports of men’s t-shirts declined by 2.32 per cent Y-o-Y during the January to October ’23 period to reach a total value of US $ 1.43 billion, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Exports of knitted shirts declined by 8.37 per cent to $556.22 million while woven shirts exports declined by 1.97 per cent to $872.71 million.

With exports worth $526.62 million, the US maintained its position as the leading export destination. It represented almost 37 per cent of the total export value. 

However, exports to the country declined by 7.88 per cent Y-o-Y. 

India’s exports of men’s t-shirts to its second-largest export destination, UAE declined by 3.64 per cent Y-o-Y to $158.55 million compared to the same period in the previous year.

Exports to the third largest destination, the UK declined by 0.30 per cent Y-o-Y to $87.22 million.

Export of men’s shirt constituted approximately 11.73 per cent of India’s overall apparel export values of $12.19 billion during the January to October ’23 period.