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Vietnamese Garment Exports Decline 17.6% In H1

Textile Insights July 26, 2023

Vietnamese garment exports declined 17.6 percent from a year ago period to US $18.6 billion in the first six months of 2023, mainly due to the global slowdown. According to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), the country had set an ambitious target of $40 billion for 2023. The

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Australia Assures Bangladesh of Duty Free Status Post LDC

Textile Insights July 25, 2023

Tim Ayres, Australia’s Assistant Trade Minister gave an assurance that duty free access for Bangladeshi garments would continue, even after the country loses the perks of its least developed country (LDC) status in 2026. The Minister said this while meeting a delegation of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh’s high

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Goyal Discusses Roadmap To Achieve $100 Bn Exports By 2030

Textile Insights July 20, 2023

At a brainstorming session held with officials of the Ministry of Textiles, Minister for Textiles Piyush Goyal discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of $250 billion in textiles production and $100 billion exports by 2030. According to a PIB press release, at the Chintan Shivir, Piyush Goyal emphasised on holistic approach towards making the […]

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Process Eased For Duty Free Import Of Export Purpose Inputs

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has implemented the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes. “The eligibility of inputs is determined by Sector-specific Norms Committees based on input-output norms,” a PIB press release stated. To make the norms fixation process more efficient,

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Indian Merchandise Exports Plunge 22% In June

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

Merchandise exports from India plunged 22 percent from a year ago month to $32.97 billion in June 2023, due to weakening global demand and inflationary trends in developed countries. Indian merchandise imports also fell 17.5 percent year on year to $53.10 billion in the previous month. Trade deficit however narrowed in the earlier month to […]

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Bangla Garment Exports Record New Milestone

Textile Insights July 12, 2023

In fiscal year ending June 2023, Bangladeshi garment exports rose 10.27 percent year and year to US $47 billion and in the process registered a new milestone in garment exports. In the fiscal under review overall Bangladesh exports totaled $55 billion. which was again the highest-ever export earning in the history of Bangladesh. This brought […]

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EU Garment Imports Drop 7.62% in Jan-April 2023

Textile Insights July 7, 2023

European Union import of garments declined 7.62 percent year on year to US $29.83 billion in the first four months of the current year. “Imports in quantity terms between January and April 2023 plunged lower at 15.45% from a year ago period,” data from Eurostat revealed. Only apparel imports from India and Vietnam recorded positive […]

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Pak Textile Exports Plunge 15% In FY’23

Textile Insights July 4, 2023

Pakistan’s textile exports plunged 15 percent year on year to US $16.5 billion in fiscal ending June 30, 2023. In fiscal 2021-2022, textile exports stood at $19.32 billion. “Additionally, textile exports in June 2023 also witnessed a decline to $1.48 billion, down 13 percent as against $1.71 billion in the same month of the earlier […]

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Cambodian Garment Exports Drop 16.28% In May

Textile Insights July 3, 2023

Cambodian garment exports fell to US $644.51 million in May 2023, a drop of 16.28 percent against $769.51 million in the same month of 2022. Among overall garment exports, overseas shipments of woven apparel and accessories in May 2023 witnessed a year on year decline of 12 percent to $183.83 million. While, exports of knitted […]

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Bangla Garment Exports Rise 5.44% in Jan-May 2023

Textile Insights June 28, 2023

Bangladesh garment exports in the first five months of 2023 rose 5.44 percent year on year to touch US $19.63 billion. However, clothing shipments to EU grew slower at 2.98 percent from a year ago, during the same period and reached $9.71 billion. “While exports to Italy, Spain and France grew at a faster pace, […]