The attack on merchant ships by Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea has spiked freight rates by 40 percent, with expectations of them going up and impacting Indian textile and garment export costs. Red sea is one of the busiest sea routes that connect Asia and Europe, but the attacks have
After a long period of decline due to various global challenges, Indian garment exports increased 11.7 percent, from a year ago month to US $1.2 billion in November 2023. “Exports of garments from India have witnessed a rough patch in the past few months,” Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Naren Goenka informed. “This was […]
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Narendra Goenka has expressed enthusiasm regarding the proposed free trade agreement with both the United Kingdom and the European Union. “The FTA will be a game changer for the industry,” Goenka said, while emphasising the significant advantages the agreement would offer apparel exporters. Goenka informed that talks
Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that India’s garment exports would reach the target of US $40 billion by 2030. “$40 billion target by 2030 is clearly achievable,” he added Goyal said the Indian government is taking steps to promote exports such as entering into free trade agreements and promoting brand India. Piyush Goyal was […]
UK headquartered fashion, home décor and beauty products retailer Primark, has orders worth Rs 2,000 crore in the pipeline which it has placed with the Tiruppur textile and garment cluster. This was revealed by Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) after a meeting with an environment social governance team from Primark. TEA added that Primark has been […]
India’s exports of textile and garments in October this year posted a growth of 10.44 percent over the same month of previous year. According to data of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), shipments of textiles in October 2023 rose massively by 24.29 percent over October 2022, while apparel exports fell 8.08 percent. Cumulative exports […]
Compliance and certifications of the US and other international standards are essential for growth of Indian garment exports to the US, was the advice of a senior official of an American trade body. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) recently organised a workshop on US compliance standards for […]
The Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC) has set a target of achieving US $40 billion in garment exports by 2030 “To achieve this target, the council will focus on innovation, expanding market and product basket, practice sustainability and responsible business practices,” AEPC Chairman Naren Goenka said. In a statement, Goenka said “We have […]
In the period between April and September 2023, Indian textile and apparel exports fell to $16.79 billion, down 8.81 percent as against $18.42 billion in the same period of fiscal 2023. Of this, textile exports dropped by 3.59 percent year on year to $9.83 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal Clothing […]
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Textiles Piyush Goyal unveiled an initiative to issue system based automatic ‘Status Holder’ certificates under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. The exporter will not be required to apply to the office of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for a status certificate. The export recognition will be […]