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A free trade agreement (FTA) is paramount to boost exports, including garment exports to the UK, said A. Sakthivel, the head of the Tirupur Exporters' Association. Although, the EU is a major destination for readymade garments, but the UK a leading market as Europe makes up 46 percent of apparel exports, of which Britain's share is 40 percent.
Hence, garment and knitwear exporters in Tirupur are pitching for FTA with the EU, also want a separate trade pact with Britain after it voted to leave the EU.
