TEXPO 2016: FIRST TEXTILE EXHIBITION AT KARACHI EXPO CENTER
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Government of Pakistan is organizing the first ever textile exhibition named TeXpo 2016 from 7-10 April 2016 at Karachi Expo Center.
Objective of this exhibition is to present the potential of textile sector exports, especially value added sectors: readymade garments, knitwear, hosiery, bedsheets, textile madeups, sportswear, towels, textile accessories, etc.
The textile sector of Pakistan
Pakistan is the 4th largest producer and 3rd largest consumer of cotton globally. Textiles is the vital manufacturing sector of Pakistan. It contributes nearly one-fourth of industrial value-added, provides employment to about 40% of industrial labour force, consumes 40% of banking credit to manufacturing sector and accounts for 8% of national GDP. Textile products share in national exports is 54%.
The textile industry consists of 11.3 million spindles, 3 million rotors, 350,000 power looms, 18,000 knitting machines and processing capacity of 5.2 billion sqm. It has 700,000 industrial and domestic stitching machines. In addition, it has a strong fiber base of 13 million bales of cotton and 600,000 tons of manmade fibers including polyester fiber. There are 21 filament yarn units having capacity of 100,000 tons. The filament and yarn industry is supported by PTA plant which has 500,000 tons capacity. Thus a complete textiles value chain exists in the country which is rare in the world, unlike many competitors which have only primary base or the finished base.
Source: Ministry of Textile Industry, GoP
Pakistan’s textile exports to Germany
Pakistan enjoys zero customs duty access to European Union including Germany on textile products under GSP Plus Scheme. The scheme started in 2014 and the duty preference to Pakistan will continue for another 8 years. As a result of this incentive, Pakistan’s exports to European Union have increased by almost US$ 2 Billion in two years and the main beneficiary of the scheme has been the textile sector. This increase in exports shows the European buyers confidence in the manufacturers and exporters from Pakistan.
Especially with Germany, Pakistan’s exports in textile products have been increasing by 20% every year. The table below shows Pakistan’s exports to Germany, in textile products:
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | % Inc/ Dec in 2015 over 2014 - 11 Months |
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| (January - November) | (January - November) | (January - November) | (January - November) | ||||||
| EUR (‘000) | USD (‘000) | EUR (‘000) | USD (‘000) | EUR (‘000) | USD (‘000) | EUR (‘000) | USD (‘000) | EUR | |
| cotton | 115.451,00 | 153.353,00 | 109.190,00 | 145.456,00 | 101.111,0 | 135.491 | 113.799,0 | 126.692 | 13% |
| Man-made staple fibers | 16.135,00 | 21.367,00 | 16.959,00 | 22.432,00 | 15.387,0 | 20.499 | 16.432,0 | 18.274 | 7% |
| Carpets, floor covering made of textile materials | 11.127,00 | 14.797,00 | 12.545,00 | 16.565,00 | 11.119,0 | 14.807 | 10.919,0 | 12.173 | -2% |
| Knitwear | 135.428,00 | 180.080,00 | 176.123,00 | 233.634,00 | 161.014,0 | 215.001 | 206.988,0 | 230.339 | 29% |
| Ready made garments (Woven) | 266.450,00 | 353.495,00 | 334.446,00 | 444.604,00 | 311.214,0 | 415.95 | 405.924,0 | 451.166 | 30% |
| Home textiles (incl. Bedwear and towel) | 176.440,00 | 234.265,00 | 236.164,00 | 313.190,00 | 214.074,0 | 285.953 | 215.308,0 | 239.699 | 1% |
| Total of 6 items | 721.031,00 | 957.357,00 | 885.427,00 | 1.175.881,00 | 813.919,00 | 1.087.709,00 | 969.370,00 | 1.078.343,00 | 19% |
| Major Commodities | Value in US$ thousand July-June 2014-15 |
Value in US$ thousand July-June 2013-14 |
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| Textile Group | 13.164,027 | 13.433,644 | |
| 1 | Cotton Cloth | 2.452,632 | 2.769,986 |
| 2 | Knitwears | 2.406,488 | 2.293,668 |
| 3 | Cotton Yarn | 1.849,389 | 1.997,338 |
| 4 | Bed Wear | 2.103,071 | 2.137,744 |
| 5 | Readymade Garments | 2.095,089 | 1.909,323 |
| 6 | Towels | 797,155 | 767,461 |
| 7 | Art Silk And Synthetic Textiles | 330,584 | 384,964 |
| 8 | Textile Made Ups (excl. Towels & Bed Wear) | 654,926 | 659,929 |
| 9 | Raw Cotton | 147,060 | 205,136 |
| 10 | Kintted or Crochated Fabrics | 36,177 | 34,974 |
| 11 | Cotton Waste | 51,050 | 79,122 |
| 12 | Yarn other than Cotton Yarn | 42,828 | 43,873 |
| 13 | Tents & Other Canvas Goods | 126,575 | 77,759 |
| 14 | Waste Material of Textile Fibres/Fabrics | 28,042 | 24,451 |
| 15 | Tule, Lace, Embroidery Etc | 12,515 | 15,567 |
| 16 | Cotton Bags/Sacks | 13,138 | 11,677 |
| 17 | TEXTILE FABRICS WOVEN (Other than Cotton & Artificial Fabrics) |
3,726 | 3,698 |
| 18 | Cotton Thread | 12,259 | 15,123 |
| 19 | Textile For Machinery | 1,323 | 1,851 |
Source: TDAP R&D Cell
Texpo – An opportunity to expand sourcing and increase Profits
The exhibition – Texpo provides and a unique opportunity for the buyers from Germany to meet new suppliers of the textile products and visit their manufacturing facilities.
The Government of Pakistan, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan will arrange accommodation for the visitors/ guests from all over the world, in the top hotels in Karachi city. Free accommodation will be provided for the guests registered through Pakistan Embassy at Berlin or the Consulate at Frankfurt am Main. A few select guests will also be offered air ticket subsidy depending on the confirmation from the organisers.
Local transport in Karachi city with complete security for the delegates will be arranged by the Government of Pakistan to further add to the comfort of guests from all over the world.
You can also plan your visit to China and other regional suppliers near Karachi right after Texpo.
For further details, please contact:
1. Mr. Rizwan Tariq
Commercial Counsellor Consulate General of Pakistan, Frankfurt am Main
Ph: +49 69-6976970
Cell: +49 176-31363223
Email: pakcom.frk@tdap.gov.pk
2. Mr. Matthias Theis
Honorary Consul of Pakistan for the state of NRW Dusseldorf
Ph: +49 211 4407227
Email: office@pakistan-nrw.de
3. Mr. Rainer Borch
Trade Development Officer Embassy of Pakistan Berlin
Ph: +49 30-21244145
Cell: +49 163-3736036
Email: tdo@pakemb.de or rainer.borch@aol.de
