SUMMARY
This analysis examines the export and import performance of Industrial Textiles (Indutech) over the past five years, based on data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. In FY 2024-25, Indutech exports amounted to INR 3058 crores, representing a significant share of the overall Technical Textiles category, which recorded total exports of INR 26328 crores. On the import side, Indutech products accounted for INR 3721 crores out of the total INR 21139 crores in Technical Textile imports.
The analysis highlights the top exported and imported Indutech products, along with the major source countries, offering a strategic overview of the industry’s global positioning and trade dynamics. This data provides key insights into trade flows, demand patterns, and emerging growth opportunities within the Indutech segment of the technical textiles sector. Examining these trade trends offers valuable perspectives on shifting market demand, evolving global competitiveness, and India’s standing in the international industrial textiles market.
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
Figure 1: Yearly Trend of Export Performance of Indutech – Last 5 Years
Figure 2: Major Exported Indutech Products
Major Source Countries for Exported Indutech Products
Table 1:
| 56074900 – Other Cordages, plated/braided and whether impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with Rubber/Plastic- 93 cr. |
| USA – 10.69 |
| CHILE – 9.33 cr. |
| UAE – 8.47 cr. |
| Others – 64.35 cr. |
| 40093100 – TUBES, PIPES AND HOSES, OF VULCANISED RUBBER WITHOUT THEIR FITTINGS- 51 cr. |
| USA – 21.97 cr. |
| AUSTRALIA – 3.69 cr. |
| GERMANY – 2.98 cr. |
| Others – 22.69 cr. |
| 58063200 – Narrow Woven Fabrics Of Man-Made Fibres – 22.9 cr. |
| USA – 9.83 cr. |
| THAILAND – 5.56 cr. |
| MADAGASCAR – 1.02 cr. |
| Others – 6.49 cr. |
| 70191900 – Glass Fibres of other Mechanically Bonded Fabrics- 11 cr. |
| UAE – 5.6 cr. |
| USA – 1.01 cr. |
| CZECH REPUBLIC – 0.42 cr. |
| Others – 3.66 cr. |
IMPORT PERFORMANCE
Figure 3: Yearly Trend of Import Performance of Indutech – Last 5 Years
Figure 4: Major Imported Indutech Products
Major Source Countries for Imported Indutech Products
Table 1:
| 58063200-Narrow Woven Fabrics of Man-Made Fibres – 55.3 cr. |
| CHINA P RP – 31.02 cr. |
| MALAYSIA – 5.22 cr. |
| TAIWAN – 3.52 cr. |
| Others – 15.54 cr. |
| 70191100 – Glass Fibres Chopped Strands of a Length Not> 50 mm – 53.23 cr. |
| CHINA P RP – 30.71 cr. |
| MALAYSIA – 14.55 cr. |
| SLOVAK RP – 1.21 cr. |
| Others – 6.76 cr. |
| 70191900 – Glass Fibres of other Mechanically bonded Fabrics – 32.3 cr. |
| ISRAEL – 17.03 cr. |
| CHINA P RP – 5.59 cr. |
| TAIWAN – 3.21 cr. |
| Others – 6.47 cr. |
| 68051010 – Other natural or artificial abrasive powder or grain, on a base of textile material, of paper, of paperboard or of other materials, whether not cut to shape/sewn/other made-up– 29.88 cr. |
| CHINA P RP – 16.74 cr. |
| KOREA RP – 10.49 cr. |
| GERMANY – 1.9 cr. |
| Others – 0.75 cr. |