Related Keywords: apparel, apparel segment, carried out by micro industries, embroidery, Garment Printing, garment washing, ironing and packing, job work basis only, job working units, left out of GST reduction. Garment exporters in Tirupur, major segment in textile value chain, urging government to levy only five percent GST
Apparel, a major segment in the textile value chain, has been left out of the reduction. Garment exporters in Tirupur are now urging the government to levy only 5% GST for job working units in the apparel segment.
Raja M Shanmugham, president, Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) said that as only services classified as 'job work in relation to yarn and fabrics of textiles' are eligible for the reduced rate of 5%. This negative step would cause huge hardship to several micro industries in textile clusters like Tirupur.
