Indian Ministry of Textiles (MoT) is expecting robust growth in textile and apparel export to Japan in next few years. A senior Minister of the Ministry said the efforts that both the countries are making, shall reap positive results for Indian exports to Japan. Out of India’s total textile and apparel export of nearly US $ 40 billion, only US $ 0.5 billion (or less) goes to Japan, which imports nearly US $ 35 billion worth textile apparel annually.
Textiles Committee under MoT is geared up to enhance export to Japan and is working for the same with the help of experts from Japan Textile Products Quality and Technology Centre (QTEC).
Addressing an event in New Delhi, Subrata Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles said, “Japan is one of our closest strategic and business partner so we required immediate corrective action to increase our textile and apparel export to the country. Of the total apparel imports by Japan, only 1.2 per cent is from India. We should increase it and it should be at least 5 per cent in next three years. Our quality is not poor and even technically we are superior to countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam, yet our export is less. Issues lie elsewhere, we need to go deeper for its solution.”
Secretary, Textiles Committee, Ajit B Chavan is also positive about this target as he said, “Though our efforts have just begun but we are quite optimistic about this target. We are creating awareness and disseminating all specification, quality requirement, among the Indian apparel exporters.”
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Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), the apex body of Indian apparel exporter is also enthusiastic as far as apparel export to Japan is concerned. Vijay Mathur, Additional General Secretary, AEPC added, “Neetee Clothing, Gurgaon-based apparel exporter has done few required improvements in its working and now the company is doing good business with a Japanese brand Muji. Other Indian apparel exporters too should come forward.”
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