Apparel industry representatives meet Vice President, seek removal of 11 pc import duty on cottonApparel industry representatives met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and other ministers, urging the removal of an 11% import duty on cott...
14 May, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
India-New Zealand FTA to give major boost to exports: ExpertsIndia and New Zealand have signed a free trade agreement. This pact offers duty-free access for all Indian goods to New Zealand. Experts be...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Duty relief to SEZs allows limited domestic sales without diluting export focus: ExpertsThis move aims to support units facing weak global demand. Experts believe this offers a cushion for capacity utilisation and revenue. Sect...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
India's goods, services exports to cross USD 800 bn this fiscal: SakthivelIndia's merchandise and service exports are predicted to exceed USD 800 billion this fiscal year, driven by government support and competit...
07 Nov, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
India's exports may rise by 3-5 pc this fiscal: FIEOSakthivel said that FIEO in its continuous endeavour to handhold and mentor the exporting community and thereby promoting India's exports i...
17 Feb, 2023, 06.54 PM IST
New diversified markets helping India's exports: FIEOFederation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) President A Sakthivel said the Economic Survey has rightly highlighted India's growing and...
31 Jan, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Budget 2022 will be MSME and Export Oriented: FIEOFIEO President A Sakthivel suggested that container manufacturing should be encouraged more so as we are also pushing coastal shipping in o...
30 Jan, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Strong demand for Indian apparels to further push exports: AEPCStrong demand and healthy order books will further help in boosting the country's exports in the coming months, AEPC Chairman A Sakthivel s...
04 Jan, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
RoSCTL extension first step towards $400 bn export target: AEPCThe AEPC Chairman said that the scheme will ensure a refund of embedded taxes, cesses and duties.
13 Aug, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
Reopening of economy to help apparel exports catch up fast: AEPC"With the reopening of the economy, apparel exports are likely to catch up fast and surpass the pre-Covid levels soon. India's economic rec...
03 Jul, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
$400 bn export target ambitious but achievable, needs aggressive marketing: FIEO“The government aims at the export of $400 billion in the current fiscal. This looks a little ambitious but certainly achievable... Such a ...
28 Jun, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Declare apparel exports as essential services, exempt exporting units from lockdowns: AEPCDue to the lockdown, if the units are unable to execute these orders, this will result, not only in the short term loss of orders and expor...
26 May, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
AEPC urges mill owners to cut yarn prices by Rs 20The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Wednesday urged cotton mill owners to cut yarn prices by Rs 20 per kg to support the growth ...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Export body advises members to widen sourcing, reduce dependency on ChinaA Sakthivel said that he has approached the government to direct Indian embassies abroad to identify alternate sources of input suppliers. ...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Federation of Indian Export Organisations urges Kerala to focus on startups & micro industriesFIEO regional chairman A Sakthivel said during the year 2014-15 exports from Kerala stood at $9.6 billion, which was 8% less compared with ...
07 Aug, 2015, 08.37 PM IST
- A Sakthivel elected chairman of Federation of Indian Export Organisation, Southern Region
A recipient of Padma Shri in 2009, Sakthivel also served as chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council.
30 Mar, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
- Indian garmenters unlikely to achieve $18 bn exports in 2012-13: AEPC and TEA chief A Sakthivel
Apparel Export Promotion Council chief A.Sakthivel who represents the knitwear hub of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu has expressed apprehensions ove...
30 Oct, 2012, 08.14 PM IST