India and EU could conduct three more rounds of talks. India has already signed an FTA with Australia and is currently negotiating an agreement with the UK.
India exported apparel worth $13.711 billion in the first ten months of 2022, out of which the shipments to Europe amounted to $4.789 billion or 35.51 per cent of the total. Europe is the second biggest market for Indian apparel after North America. India’s apparel exports to North America stood at $5.298 billion, which was 38.64 per cent of the total, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.
India’s apparel exports to EU-27 amounted to $4.806 billion in 2021. Exports slipped to $4.325 billion in 2020 from $5.581 billion in 2019. The shipment increased in 2021 and 2022 but was unable to touch the levels of 2019. India’s apparel exports stood at $5.173 billion in 2018 and $5.686 billion in 2017, as per TexPro.
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