Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) Chairman Dr Khurram Anwar Khawaja has appealed to the government to withdraw duty on cotton yarn import in line with the proposed withdrawal of custom duties on raw cotton import from India. “PHMA appreciates the move to withdraw duties and taxes on the import of cotton to encourage the value-addition and also demanded the same relaxation for the import of cotton yarn, which is a raw material for value-added knitwear sector,” he

After a change two years ago from John Elliot + Co. to just "John Elliot," it seems that the menswear brand has been moving towards more, innovative ways to mix things up. At this upcoming year's New York Fashion Week, eponymous founder John Elliot just announced that he will show its first women's collection. The show will take place in February with a new take on his streetwear, athleisure line. Only a week after NYFW: Men's, the dual-gender line will show on Monday, February 12. By moving

The textile and clothing (T&C) sector has witnessed subdued performance in 2016, says a recent review. Despite a bright EU economy, T&C activity in EU lost dynamism in particular towards the end of the year. 2016 witnessed the slowest growth in EU exports since the financial crisis, while the retail turnover development was less dynamic than in previous year. The EU's economic improvement did not, however, benefit the clothing sector (whose production fell a further), whilst the texti

The China’s green manufacturing momentum is growing, as a record number of eco-friendly manufacturers showed up at the 2017 Intertextile trade show in Shanghai, although they’re still a niche in a very large market. For the first year they actually labelled factories using eco or organic textiles, so they were easier to find. Although they are still talking maybe just twelve companies, out of thousands there. A commitment to sustainability is increasingly recognised in China. Wobabybasics, wh

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Garment and Textile (AGTEK), producers are busy fulfilling remaining orders of the year; many of them have received orders for the first quarter of 2018. This year, the industry has made efforts to gain strong footholds in foreign markets, such as the US, EU, Japan and the Republic of Korea while significant growths have also been seen in others like China, Russia, Cambodia, and more. The AGTEK forecast that 2018 will be better for the indus

The favourable US dollar-taka exchange rate has lent a helping hand to apparel exporters in the outgoing calendar year, cushioning the fallout from the uncertain political climate in the Western world. In the first 11 months of 2017, Bangladesh exported garment items worth $26.40 billion, up 1.38 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau. At the start of the year, the greenback traded between Tk 78 and Tk 79 and during the course of the year it crawled up. On

Global cotton consumption in 2017-18 is projected to increase 4 per cent to 119.6 million bales, according to the US department of agriculture (USDA). This will be the largest year-to-year growth rate since 2009-10 when mill use rose over 8 per cent. Cotton mill use is expected to rise in China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Turkey. “The improved global economic outlook and a more favourable price relative to synthetics is responsible for the largest global cotton consumption estim

The US Customs and Border Protection will begin collecting anti-dumping (AD) duties on imports of fine denier polyester staple fibre (PSF) from China, India, Korea and Taiwan. This follows preliminary anti-dumping determinations by the US department of commerce that producers and exporters from the 4 countries are selling merchandise at less than fair value. The amount of anti-dumping duties will be equal to the preliminary anti-dumping margins in each country, and importers will be required

Uzbekistan enterprises over the years purchased raw materials from the monopoly supplier Uzpahtasanoatexport. But starting from next year, a new scheme for selling cotton to textile enterprises will appear in Uzbekistan. The corresponding decree was signed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, podrobno.uz reported. The presidential decree states that starting with the harvest of raw cotton in 2018, as an experiment, the system of ordering and advancing the production of raw cotton directly f

EU-MUTRAP team leader Claudio Dordi said that thanks to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) expected to be signed next year, there will be ample opportunities to upgrade the value chain for the textile and garment sector as the EVFTA will provide tariff preferences to Vietnamese exporters to the EU. Only “EVFTA originating” products will benefit from preferential tariffs for a maximum of seven years after entry into force. To be “EVFTA originating,” EVFTA requires textile and garme