Tiruppur knitwear makers eye better profits after ban on B'desh imports

KNITWEAR manufacturers of Tiruppur are gleeful as they believe that the ban imposed by the central government on the import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh through land ports will lead to the growth of domestic production in Tiruppur.

- P SRINIVASAN @ Tiruppur

Currently, the value of domestic production annually is about ₹30,000 crore.

MP Muthurathanam, president of Tiruppur Exporters and Manufacturers Association (TEAMA), said, "On May 17, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade shut down all land ports with Bangladesh for import of apparel (ready-made garments) from Bangladesh. Import of ready-made garments is allowed only through two seaports. This is good news for our domestic manufacturers since Tiruppur's domestic production has not risen above ₹30,000 crore since five years as ready-made garments are being imported from Bangladesh."