AEPC expects Bharat Tex 2025 to fuel India-UK textile trade (#1683199)

The Apparel Export Promotion Council expects its upcoming trade show Bharat Tex 2025 to boost textile trade between India and the UK this coming February. The traders’ body is promoting India as an opportunity for significant growth for British businesses.

“India, with its robust textile and apparel sector, has long been a trusted partner for the UK,” said the AEPC’s chairman Sudhir Sekhri, the Press Trust of India reported. “In the past year [2023] alone, India’s exports to the UK reached $1.2 billion, securing a 6.14% share of the UK’s textile and apparel market.”
 
Bharat Tex 2025 will run from February 14 to 17, 2025 at the Bharat Mandapam and February 12 to 15 at the Indian Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The trade show will feature the entire textile value chain and focus on sectors including handicrafts, chemicals, dyes, and apparel manufacturing machinery, ET Retail reported.   
 
In order to promote the trade show to UK based businesses, the AEPC held a Bharat Tex Roadshow in London, UK from November 27 to 29. The traders’ body stressed that numerous large scale brands in the UK already source a sizeable portion of their textiles from India, including Next, Clarks, and Marks & Spencer among others.
 
“These are the values that will take centre stage at Bharat Tex 2025, as we highlight India’s advancements in eco-friendly materials, closed-loop manufacturing, and waste management principles that strongly resonate with the UK’s commitment to a sustainable future,” said Sekhri.