**Summary:**
The Ministry of Textiles highlights collaborative efforts between India and Japan to enhance textile trade and investment. In 2024, India's textile and apparel exports to Japan totaled $354 million, while Japan's global textile and apparel imports amounted to $30.873 billion (Source: UNCOM Trade database). The India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in 2011, aims to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to improve the competitiveness of Indian exporters. Recent engagements with Japanese companies across the textile value chain included invitations to invest in PM MITRA parks, leveraging India's textile ecosystem.
The Indian government is promoting the textile sector through initiatives like the PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme and the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel, and Technical Textiles. A Ministry of Textiles ESG Taskforce has been established to facilitate the Indian textile industry's transition to sustainable production.
The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) under Japan's METI is conducting Human Resource Development projects, providing training programs on Japanese Quality Evaluation Systems to technical officers of the Textiles Committee in 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.
Key Entities Referenced
India: Country involved in textile trade and investment collaboration with Japan.
Japan: Country involved in textile trade and investment collaboration with India.
IndiaJapan CEPA: A trade agreement signed in 2011 between India and Japan to reduce trade barriers.
PM MITRA Parks Scheme: A scheme to create modern, integrated, world-class plug and play textile infrastructure in India.
Production Linked Incentive PLI Scheme: A scheme focusing on MMF Fabric, MMF Apparel and Technical Textiles to boost large scale manufacturing in India.
Ministry of Textiles: The Indian government ministry responsible for the textiles sector.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: An Indian textiles export hub where training programs are being implemented.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry METI, Japan: The Japanese ministry associated with the AOTS project.
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.
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