Apparel Online India Issue 1-15 March '18 | Page 11

MIND TREE Shakti Jain, Director, Great Eastern Impex, Gurgaon to our segment like fabric tape, nylon taffeta, etc. is being imported from China. To the best of my knowledge, there is no such impact of any Chinese development on our barcode labels industry. Though I am not very much sure about its reason, but easy availability of raw material in India and comparatively smaller order quantity from Indian garment manufacturers, seem to be the big reason for the same. Hardly, 10 to 20 per cent of allied trims Manoj Tulsani, Director, Red Square Enterprises (BTW), Ulhasnagar As far as our product category of embroidery thread is concerned, there is no impact from Chinese products. India’s focus on large variety in term of colours, and especially increasing manufacturing in Surat and other hubs, are enhancing India’s strength in this segment. Anti-dumping duty by India is also in our support. On the base of industry estimates, I can say that only 20 per cent of India’s consumption in this product category is coming from China, which is into basic colours and viscose-based products but with time this will also reduce. I must say that in our segment, if one can offer proper colour and quality, price is not a very big issue. NEXT MINDTREE QUESTION Buyers & brands claim that they offer lot of support to their vendors, be it raw material sourcing, training, worker welfare initiatives or allied issues which generate from time to time… How supportive are buyers in today’s challenging time, considering that they too are facing many market pressures? Have you got any support from buyers in recent months? What kind of support do you expect from buyers in today’s context? Dev Kumar Bansal, Pearls of India Consultancy & Sourcing, Ghaziabad There is no big impact on Indian apparel export industry from outside and especially in trims’ import; the main impact is from inside. Widespread corruption, dishonesty and tax evasion are the root causes. All this is happening under the nose of factory owners. Why are these issues being overlooked? POST YOUR COMMENTS www.apparelresources.com [email protected] www.apparelresources.com | MARCH 1-15, 2018 | Apparel Online India 11