Between April and February, the country imported $1,019 million worth apparels against $773 million in FY18. Once March data comes in, the imports are likely to further go up. In fiscal 2017-18, garment exports to India more than doubled to $278. The Chinese goods, on the other hand, reach faster through the sea route. More worrying is the fact that our textile production is coming down while apparel imports are going up.”Bangladesh is mainly responsible for the increase in imports.Further, Chinese fabric is competitive in terms of cost compared to Indian fabric. We have asked the ministry to do something about this logistics issue,” said Sanjay Jain, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry. This is affecting the entire value chain. “It takes almost a month for Indian fabric to travel by land from Surat to Bangladesh apparel units as it gets struck at the border for around 15 days, waiting for clearance. China Spunbonded nonwovens Manufacturers Duty free imports from Bangladesh have been worrying the industry. Bangladesh is buying fabric from China to make apparels and sending it to India, said Chandrima Chatterjee, Adviser, Apparel Export Promotion Council.42 per cent in FY19.
Despite being a neighbour, time factor is a main impediment in the fabric trade between India and Bangladesh.Chennai: Despite being a fairly large player in the apparel trade, Indias imports of apparels grew more than 30 per cent in FY19 while the exports continued to decline.. However, as per the data available for the 11-month period till February 2019, apparel imports were 32 per cent higher compared to the previous fiscal.68 million and between July and December 2018 it was up 143 per cent and had already touched $270 million. Under the free trade agreement with Bangladesh, the country has been increasingly exporting to India.Apparel exports by the country were down 3. Bangladesh Commerce ministry had reportedly expressed its confidence to export $2 billion worth of apparel to India in the next two years on the back of duty-free access market and rising demand for garment items at competitive prices.
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