Trump’s 50% tariffs are here, Indian exporters scramble for survivalIndian exporters are grappling with the impact of U.S. President Trump's 50% tariffs, prompting survival strategies like offering discounts...
28 Aug, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
India-UK CETA unlocks $23‑billion trade corridor, set to boost MSME exportsIndia and the UK signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in July 2025, eliminating tariffs on a wide range of goods and ...
26 Jul, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Budget 2024: No changes in RoDTEP, drawback schemes or 45-day payment rule a miss for MSME exporters, says industryGiven how significant exports are to India’s aspirations of being a developed nation, more policy measures that can enable the country to i...
24 Jul, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Budget 2024: R&D boost, Indian shipping line will give an impetus to exports, says industryWith India’s target of achieving $1 trillion in exports by 2030, introducing policy provisions that give a push to the sector becomes cruci...
19 Jul, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
Why footwear makers and exporters are divided over quality standardsWhile all stakeholders say the quality control order is beneficial for the industry, manufacturers say the implementation is trampling over...
04 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Size matters: How India Size can transform the fashion industry and also push up exportsManufacturers are optimistic that the initiative of the Ministry of Textiles to establish standardised body sizes more suitable for India w...
01 Jul, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Not so festive: Why winter orders are not bringing in any cheer for exportersMerchandise exports shrunk to 12.7% in April on the back of sluggish demand and recession enveloping major markets. This has led to cancell...
07 Jun, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
From Dongguan to Agra: How China+1 sentiment has given a leg up to India's leather industryThe leather and footwear industry in India has started reaping the benefits of the global trend to diversify the supply chain from China.
03 Jun, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
What is a letter of credit and how to obtain oneA letter of credit works as an assurance given to the exporter that he will be paid by the bank for the trade.
10 Apr, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
With US-China relations tense, Indian footwear makers are eyeing share in American marketIndia has a minuscule 1% share of the footwear market in the US, but Agra’s exporters are trying to expand their presence in the country, s...
19 Oct, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Tanneries in tatters: Country’s leather sector on the verge of collapseWith payments worth crores stuck overseas, the Indian leather sector has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the pandemic. Without gov...
18 Jun, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
Slowdown is imminent in the current economic climate, exporters sayIndia’s exports are expected to face the brunt of currency devaluation across major economies.
07 Aug, 2019, 11.34 AM IST
Budget 2019: Access to credit, increased ease of doing business, top demands of tier 2, 3-based MSMEsEmploying over 60 million people and contributing 45% of industrial output and 40% of the country's exports, MSMEs are the critical growth ...
04 Jul, 2019, 10.01 PM IST
Will the Environment Ministry order really ruin leather and meat processing industries?The meat industry will be happy if buffalo is removed from the definition of cattle, as the bulk of its exports is buffalo meat, unlike lea...
04 Jun, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
Beef scare hits leather industry hard, many lose jobsThe beef scare is hitting the leather industry hard. Importers from Germany, France, Italy and the US, unsure about supplies from India, ar...
17 Nov, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Agra to host leather, footwear components fair from November 7Around 170 manufacturers from all over India and from Germany, France, Italy, Thailand, Taiwan and Pakistan would put up stalls.
19 Oct, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
- 7th International Footwear Fair begins at Agra
The seventh International Footwear Components and Technology Fair began here today with 225 companies from 35 countries displaying their te...
15 Nov, 2013, 07.30 PM IST