Annual garment exports from Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts in 2024-25 financial year touched ₹45,000 crore, according to data available with the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA).
The Tiruchi Preventive Customs Commissionerate and the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) have developed and launched “Thunaivan”, a portal to facilitate trade for garment exporters in Tiruppur.
Knitwear manufacturers of Tiruppur are gleeful as they believe that the ban imposed by the central government on the import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh through land ports will lead to the growth of domestic production in Tiruppur.
Dr. A Sakthivel is a towering figure in the Indian textile industry and the visionary founder of the Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA). With a remarkable career spanning several decades,
Tiruppur's textile industry is experiencing a significant revival, driven by growing international demand for knitwear garments.
Tiruppur knitwear sector exported goods worth Rs 40,000 crore in the last fiscal, 2024-25, thus achieving a 20% growth over the Rs 33,400-crore mark of the previous fiscal, 2023-24. The exports surpassed the estimated 10 percent growth rate and is expected to grow 15 percent in the current financial year.