June 13, 2026
Cotton

Textile Industry Seeks Removal Of 11% Cotton Import Duty

The Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) and the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) have jointly urged the government to permanently remove the 11% import duty on cotton, citing rising input costs and widening supply-demand gaps in India’s textile sector. The recommendation follows a study titled Economic Analysis of Cotton Supply, Pricing and Trade Policy
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India’s Textile Clusters Redefine Sustainable Manufacturing

India’s textile industry is emerging as a global benchmark for sustainable manufacturing, with clusters such as Tirupur and Panipat demonstrating large-scale success in water recycling and textile circularity. Tirupur, which contributes over 54 percent of India’s knitwear exports, has established one of the world’s largest Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) ecosystems for textile