Export

Tiruppur Knitwear Exports Touch Rs 46,000 Crore In FY26

Textile Insights September 24, 2026

Tiruppur’s knitwear and apparel exports reached around Rs 46,000 crore in 2025-26, marking the highest export performance recorded by the cluster, the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA) said at its 36th Annual General Body Meeting held here on Wednesday. The association said Tiruppur

Export

India Yet To Gain From China+1 Shift In Global Apparel Sourcing

Textile Insights September 24, 2026

India’s share of global apparel exports remained largely unchanged at around 3% in 2025, despite a significant decline in China’s share over the past 15 years, according to a PL Capital sector report. China’s share of global apparel exports fell from 36.9% in 2010 to 27.3% in 2025, a decline of 9.6 percentage points. India’s […]

Export

Bangladesh Stays Ahead Of China In US Apparel Race Despite Export Dip

Textile Insights September 17, 2026

Bangladesh has retained its position as the second-largest apparel supplier to the US market during January-July 2026, overtaking China as American apparel imports declined amid weaker consumer demand. According to the latest data from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) under the US Department of Commerce, Bangladesh’s apparel shipments to the US stood at […]

Financial Results

Meenakshi India Plans To Double Apparel Capacity By FY30, Q1 PAT Surges 153%

Textile Insights August 13, 2026

Meenakshi India Ltd plans to more than double its apparel manufacturing capacity to 38 lakh pieces by FY30 from around 18 lakh pieces currently, backed by a phased capital expenditure of ₹40-50 crore, as the company positions itself to benefit from the ongoing shift in global sourcing towards India. The company intends to add two […]

Trade & Market

West Asia Crisis Highlights What India Must Fix To Reach US$100 Billion Textile Exports

Textile Insights July 30, 2026

India’s textile and apparel exports have remained around the US$ 40 billion mark for nearly six years, despite the industry’s ambition to reach US$ 100 billion by 2030. The ongoing West Asia crisis has disrupted trade routes and logistics, but it has also exposed deeper structural challenges that India must address to accelerate export growth. […]

Policies

India’s Textile Exports Get Zero-Duty Access To UK Under CETA

Textile Insights July 23, 2026

India’s textile and apparel exporters have secured zero-duty access across 1,143 specific tariff lines in the UK market under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), removing tariffs that previously reached up to 12 percent. The agreement provides duty-free or reduced-tariff access for 99 percent of Indian goods entering the UK, while 90 percent

Export

India’s Apparel Exports To EU Hit Record US$ 4.66 Billion In FY2025-26

Textile Insights July 3, 2026

India’s apparel exports to the European Union (EU) reached a record US$4.66 billion during FY2025-26, marking a significant milestone for the country’s textile and apparel industry. The achievement highlights India’s growing prominence as a preferred global sourcing destination, driven by its manufacturing capabilities, quality standards and increasing

Industry

India’s Export Momentum Strengthens Textile Sector’s Global Ambitions

Textile Insights June 10, 2026

India’s export sector continues to demonstrate strong momentum, supported by policy reforms, enhanced digital infrastructure, improved logistics, and a series of trade facilitation measures, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Speaking at a regional media interaction jointly organised by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and

Export

Apparel Exports Drag India’s Textile Shipments Lower In April

Textile Insights May 21, 2026

India’s textile and apparel exports declined in April 2026 as a sharp fall in apparel shipments offset moderate growth in textile exports, reflecting continued pressure from weak global demand and geopolitical uncertainties. According to trade data analysed by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, overall textile and apparel exports fell to US$ 2.881 billion in

Cotton

Cotton Crunch Raises Concerns Across Textile Sector

Textile Insights May 21, 2026

India’s textile and apparel industry has expressed concern over the sharp rise in domestic cotton prices and tightening raw material availability, warning that the situation could impact production costs, export competitiveness and profit margins in the coming months. Leading textile manufacturers and export bodies have urged the Union Government to suspend the existing