Presenting a vast assortment of premium fabrics and demonstrating its unparalleled textile expertise, India is exhibiting her finest weaves at the International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) at Festival Arena, Dubai. The nation showcased its modern textile production skills and rich tradition with a powerful delegation of manufacturers, designers, and craftspeople. India’s exhibit highlighted its dominance in the world textile market, showcasing both traditional handloom designs and cutting-edge, environmentally friendly textiles.
The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) and the Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC), two of India’s top textile export promotion bodies, are leading a delegation of more than fifty Indian textile exporters to the 18th International Apparel & Textile Fair (IATF) in Dubai. This year is the tenth anniversary of the IATF in Dubai, which has established itself as the leading B2B fashion platform in the United Arab Emirates.
Through international trade shows, the HEPC promotes India’s rich handloom legacy and variety of handcrafted textile items, while the WWEPC supports the nation’s exports of wool and woollen products by broadening its market reach and guaranteeing adherence to international standards. Both councils are essential to increasing India’s exports of textiles.
The textile and apparel market in India is worth US $ 176 billion, of which US $ 139 billion is sold domestically and US $ 37 billion is exported. By 2030, it is anticipated that India’s textile and apparel sector will have grown to US $ 350 billion. As the world’s second-largest producer of silk, cotton, polyester, and viscose, India accounts for 4.5% of the world’s textile and garment trade.
The most recent Autumn-Winter 2025 and Spring-Summer 2025 collections are among the many different types of clothing, fabrics, patterns, home textiles, accessories, footwear, and more that more than 450 foreign participants are exhibiting at the IATF.
