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"" + s === s && o[s] ? o[s]() : o.init(s) : e.data(this, t, new c(this, s)) }) }, e.fn[t].hooks = n }(jQuery); + Home / News / Apparel/Garments / | $390 mn trade flow reveals India-Sri Lanka's new apparel model F2F Prime For You Textiles Apparel Fashion Retail E-commerce Technology Sustainability Chemicals Technical Textiles News Flash Netherlands' goods exports to US fall 25% in H1 2026 Columbia Sportswear sales rise on e-commerce and outdoor demand Bangladesh's 3-year LDC extension: Can it reverse a $445 mn EU slide? $126 bn in US tariff refunds: Who will compensate garment factories? Will spandex prices hold as PTMEG costs climb 4%? Apparel/Garments | $390 mn trade flow reveals India-Sri Lanka's new apparel model 03 Sep '26 4 min read Pic: Generated by ChatGPT Insights TexPro data shows India and Sri Lanka increasingly acting as one production corridor, with India supplying inputs and Sri Lanka retaining an export-oriented garment base. Sri Lanka imported $**** billion of fabric in H1 2026; India supplied **.** per cent, and **.** per cent of yarn. Apparel exports fell **.** per cent to $**** billion in H1, yet investments, UK rules and trade access support. A Sri Lankan apparel group is committing capital to India while an Indian exporter expands in Sri Lanka. The contradiction is the story: fresh TexPro data shows the two countries are increasingly functioning as one production corridor, with India supplying upstream inputs and Sri Lanka retaining an export-oriented garment base even as its * * * * shipments weaken.
Tamil Nadu’s August investment conclave put the shift in sharp relief. Reports indicated that MAS Holdings committed &# * * * * ; * . * billion (~$ * * million) to projects in the state. Subsequent reporting said the MoU covers apparel, textiles and wearable technology across multiple districts and could create around * , * * * jobs. The figure is an investment commitment, not realised capital expenditure.
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