Knitwear exports from the south Indian textile hub of Tirupur registered revenue of Rs. 10,050 crores in the first six months of the ongoing fiscal year 2014-15, growing at 16 percent compared to exports of Rs. 8,650 crores during the corresponding period of last fiscal, according to the Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA).

 

In dollar terms, knitwear exports increased at 13.35 percent year-on-year during April-September 2014, TEA president A Sakthivel said in a statement.

 

Mr. Sakthivel said Tirupur knitwear exports grew at the same pace as all India garment exports during the six-month period, and appreciated efforts made by Tirupur exporters in achieving high export growth rate.

 

The apparel industry is eagerly awaiting the announcement of the new Foreign Trade Policy 2014-19, and is also expecting announcement on continuance of 3% Interest Subvention on Packing Credit with retrospective effect from 1st April 2014, Mr. Sakthivel said. 

 

TEA president feels that Tirupur knitwear exports would be able to achieve the same export growth rate in the second half of the ongoing fiscal year as abundant cotton crop along with dip in cotton exports favours reduction in yarn prices in the coming days.

 

However, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) proposal to increase the power tariff to HT and LT consumers by 30% will have an impact on exports.

 

In fiscal year 2014-15, TEA expects Tirupur knitwear exports to touch Rs. 21,000 crores.

 

Meanwhile, TEA has the Indian Government to take necessary steps immediately so that exporters can avail General Preferential Tariff (GPT) benefits in their exports to Canada after 1st January 2015.

 

TEA also urged the Government to make efforts for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Canada in order to recapture the Canadian market and also increase India’s exports to Canada.

 

Established in 1990, TEA is an association exclusively for exporters of cotton knitwear with production facilities in Tirupur.

15财年上半年Tirupur针织品出口达1005亿卢比

根据Tirupur出口商协会(TEA)，在当前2014-15财年的前六个月，南印度Tirupur纺织中心的针织品出口达1005亿卢比,相比上一财年同期的865亿卢比上涨16%。

TEA主席Sakthivel在一份声明中表示，在2014年4月至9月期间,针织品出口以美元计算同比增加了13.35%。

Sakthivel先生说，在六个月期间Tirupur针织品出口增长速度与印度所有服装出口相同,并且赞赏Tirupur出口商在实现高出口增长率时付出的努力。

服装行业正急切地等待着新的2014-19对外贸易政策的宣布,也期待着从2014年4月1日开始的3%的打包贷款利息补助金能够延续,Sakthivel先生说道。

TEA主席认为Tirupur针织品出口在本财政年度下半年能够达到同样的出口增长率，主要是由于盛产的棉花作物并且棉花出口受益于在未来几天纱线价格的下降。

然而,泰米尔纳德邦电力监管委员会(TNERC)建议将HT和LT消费者的电税增加30%，将会影响出口额。

TEA预计在2014-15财年 Tirupur针织品出口将达2100亿卢比。

同时,TEA让印度政府立即采取必要措施,这样出口商可以在2015年1月1日之后利用一般特惠关税(GPT)受益于其对加拿大的出口。

TEA也敦促政府努力实现与加拿大的自由贸易协定(FTA)，是为了夺回加拿大市场并增加印度对加拿大的出口。

TEA是在1990年专门为Tirupur有生产设施的棉针织品出口商设立的一个协会。