INDIAN KNITWEAR EXPORTERS LOOK TO EXPLOIT OPPORTUNITIES CREATED BY US-CHINA TRADE WAR
July 1st, 2019
INDIAN knitwear exporters are hoping for a windfall of orders from the US following a spurt in client enquiries, which industry leaders believe are linked to the US-China trade dispute and the latest tariff hike on Chinese clothing and textile exports to America.
“They [US brands] have already started looking at India to have an alternative source,” A Sakthivel, chairman of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, southern region, told Knitting International (KI), “Even if 20 percent [of the US knitwear imports moving away from China] comes to India ...
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