Ministry of Textiles

Textile Exports

Posted On: 20 DEC 2018 4:48PM by PIB Delhi

            Government is aware about global demand for textiles and apparel from India. To enhance exports of textile and apparel products, Government has announced the Special Package for garments and made-ups sectors. The package offers enhanced duty drawback coverage under Rebate of State Levies (RoSL) Scheme, labour law reforms, additional incentives under ATUFS, and relaxation of Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act.

            The rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) have been enhanced from 2% to 4% for apparel, 5% to 7% for made-ups, handloom and handicrafts w.e.f. 1st November 2017. Products like fibre, yarn and fabric in the textile value chain are being strengthened and made competitive through various schemes, likePowertex for fabric segment, Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) for all segments except spinning and Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) for all segments. Assistance is provided to exporters under Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme. Further, Government has enhanced interest equalization rate for pre and post shipment credit for certain textile sectors from 3% to 5% from 2.11.2018.

             Government has fixed export targets for textile and apparel including handicrafts for 2018-19 at USD 47.287 billion.

Product-wise details of Textile and Apparel exports are as follows:

 

Commodity (values in MN USD)

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Readymade Garment

16966

17368

16705

Cotton Textiles

11134

10429

11190

Man-made textiles

5213

5152

5388

Wool & Woolen textiles

197

175

186

Silk Products

98

76

69

Handloom Products

369

360

356

Carpets

1442

1490

1429

Jute Products

577

321

342

Total Textile & Clothing

35995

35372

35666

 

State-wise details of T&A exports are as follows:

State (values in MN USD)

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Andaman & Nicobar

1.4

0.4

7.4

Andhra Pradesh

1014

747

545

Arunachal Pradesh

0.0

4.8

0.4

Assam

1.1

0.8

1.1

Bihar

15.9

8.2

21.2

Chandigarh

8.8

2.8

5.4

Chhattisgarh

0.4

0.7

0.9

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

561

630

676

Daman & Diu

152

146

199

Delhi

4330

4697

3151

Goa

0.6

17.4

16.3

Gujarat

4486

4975

5325

Haryana

2656

2476

3017

Himachal Pradesh

196

198

196

Jammu & Kashmir

55.0

48.6

50.5

Jharkhand

4.4

3.9

21.2

Karnataka

2413

2353

2544

Kerala

357

335

349

Lakshadweep

0.1

0.1

0.3

Madhya Pradesh

1068

1101

1175

Maharashtra

5299

4478

4447

Manipur

0.0

0.2

0.0

Meghalaya

0.0

0.0

0.1

Mizoram

0.0

0.0

0.0

Nagaland

0.3

0.1

0.1

Orissa

37.9

36.4

22.6

Pondicherry

5.3

5.5

12.3

Punjab

1964

1879

1839

Rajasthan

1052

1097

1261

Sikkim

0.2

0.1

0.2

Tamil Nadu

6492

6534

6771

Telangana

93

76

185

Tripura

0.7

0.7

0.6

Unspecified

443

45

20

Uttar Pradesh

2284

2357

2775

Uttaranchal

63.8

36.0

43.0

West Bengal

939

1081

989

Total

35995

35372

35666

 

            This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Ajay Tamta, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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