Ministry of Textiles
INDIA-JAPAN TEXTILE TRADE AND INVESTMENT
COLLABORATION
Posted On: 05 AUG 2025 4:28PM by PIB Delhi
India’s total textile and apparel export to Japan in 2024 is $354 Million and Japan’s total textile and apparel
import from world is $ 30,873 Million. (Source: UNCOM Trade database).
India has signed India-Japan CEPA. in 2011 to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, simplify...
Ministry of Textiles INDIA-JAPAN TEXTILE TRADE AND INVESTMENT COLLABORATION
Posted On: 05 AUG 2025 4:28PM by PIB Delhi India’s total textile and apparel export to Japan in 2024 is $354 Million and Japan’s total textile and apparel import from world is $ 30,873 Million. (Source: UNCOM Trade database).
India has signed India-Japan CEPA. in 2011 to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, simplify procedures and address structural issues to make Indian Exporters more competitive in partner markets.
During a recent high-level delegation visit to Japan, series of engagements were held with leading Japanese companies across the textile value chain. During these engagements, Japanese stakeholders were invited to invest in PM MITRA parks and take advantage of India's vibrant textile ecosystem. These include companies from apparel, machinery, technical textiles and fabric processing sectors.
The Government is implementing various schemes/initiatives to promote Indian textiles sector. The major schemes/initiatives include PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme to create a modern, integrated, world class plug and play textile infrastructure; Production Linked Incentive
(PLI) Scheme focusing on MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing.
The Ministry of Textiles has constituted an Environment Social and Governance (ESG) Taskforce with the objective of enabling the transition of the Indian textile industry towards a sustainable and resource-efficient production system. The taskforce engages in deliberations with stakeholders of the industry in ascertaining the current status and issues in adopting sustainable production models.
The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) under Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan has been implementing a Human Resource Development project through a series of training programs on Japanese System of Quality Evaluation to the technical officers of Textiles Committee at various Indian textiles export hubs viz. Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Tirupur.
This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. **** MAM/SMP (Lok Sabha US Q2618) (Release ID: 2152543)