TIRUPPUR: Tiruppur’s domestic knitwear manufacturers and traders are happy that the inflow of orders for this year’s festive season has increased. Domestic traders from Tiruppur said the orders from north Indian states have increased by 20% compared to last year. They also said a ban imposed by the central government on the import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh through land ports is one of the reasons for it.
M P Muthurathanam, president of the Tiruppur Exporters and Manufacturers Association (TEAMA), said, “This year’s festive season has started well. In May 2025, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade shut down all land ports with Bangladesh for the import of apparel (ready-made garments) from there. Import of ready-made garments is allowed only through two seaports. But the cost is high. Due to this, the attention of domestic traders has now turned towards Tiruppur again.”
“Previously, many traders from the northern states used to import ready-made garments from Bangladesh because their prices were cheaper than ours. Now that the situation has changed, our domestic orders have increased.
There has been an increase in festive season orders, which will last until Pongal, especially from states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Delhi. Tiruppur’s domestic production has not risen above Rs 30,000 crore for more than five years. But we believe that domestic production will cross it this year,” he added.
Orders are coming in for all types of ready-made garments, from children to adults. This mostly includes cotton ready-made garments. For now, the price of yarn is also stable. But we are also facing some issues, including labour shortage and power tariff hike, he said. “The TN government should listen to the demands of domestic manufacturers,” he added.
S Shanmugasundaram, president of the South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association (SIHMA), said, “This year’s festive season orders inflow is good for Tiruppur. However, the arrival of festive orders has started a little late due to the recent incessant rains in the north. It will take a few more days to predict the increase in the inflow of orders.”
M G Kumar, vice president of Tiruppur Seconds Baniyan Owner Association, said, “Khadarpet is one of the main hubs in Tiruppur for the domestic knitwear trade. This year’s festive season orders have increased compared to the last two seasons. For us, order inflow has increased by about 20% this year.
During last year’s festive season alone, we did business worth Rs 200 crore. Orders for cotton and MMF ready-made garments are coming from all states. The centre should continue the ban on Bangladesh. If this continues, we can achieve a certain percentage growth in two years.”