Top Textile Exporter State of India: Tamil Nadu Becomes Top Textile Exporter At $ 7,997 Mn
Tamil Nadu has come India’s leading exporter of fabrics in FY 2024 – 25, surpassing Gujarat and Maharashtra. The state packed fabrics valued at USD 7,997.17 million, representing the largest share among Indian countries. Gujarat exported roughly USD 7,200 million, while Maharashtra reckoned for around USD 6,800 million during the same period.
Data from the National Import- Export Record for Monthly Analysis of Trade shows that India’s total cloth exports reached USD 36,610 million in FY 2024 – 25. Tamil Nadu contributed the loftiest portion of this aggregate, attesting its position as the top cloth- exporting state.
The state’s exports include cotton, silk, handloom products, ready- made garments, specialized fabrics, and artificial fabrics. crucial product centres similar as Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, and Karur support spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting, and garment manufacturing, forming an intertwined cloth force chain that strengthens the state’s import capacity.
transnational demand for Tamil Nadu’s fabrics was strongest from the United States, the European Union, and the Middle East. Import orders for garments, home fabrics, and artificial fabrics grew by roughly 12 per cent compared with the former fiscal time.
Employment in the cloth sector in Tamil Nadu involves over 45 lakh people working directly or laterally in manufacturing and confederated conditioning. The growth in exports during FY 2024 – 25 helped sustain being jobs and generated fresh employment insemi-urban and pastoral sections where cloth units are concentrated.
Tamil Nadu’s share of India’s cloth exports has grown steadily over recent times, adding from USD 6,193.39 million in FY 2020 – 21 to USD 7,997.17 million in FY 2024 – 25, a rise of around 29 per cent. The state reckoned for roughly 21.84 per cent of the country’s total cloth exports in FY 2024 – 25.
India’s overall cloth import composition shows that readymade garments contributed around USD 15.99 billion, cotton yarn, fabrics, and handloom products USD 12.06 billion, and man- made fabrics USD 4.87 billion to the aggregate in FY 2024 – 25.
Tamil Nadu’s commanding position reflects its diversified product base, expansive artificial clusters, and steady transnational demand.
