The 48th edition of India International Knit Fair featuring all seasons collection 2023 organized by India Knit Fair Association under the umbrella of Apparel Export Promotion Council (Sponsored by Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India) at IKFA Complex, Tirupur from 12 to 14 October, 2022 was held successfully.
The fair was inaugurated by M.P. Saminathan, Hon’ble Minister for Information and Publicity, Govt. of Tamilnadu in the presence of Dr. A.Sakthivel, President, Federation of Indian Export Organisations & Chairman, India Knit Fair Association, K.M Subramaniam, President, Tirupur Exporters Association, V.Elangovan President, Association of Buying Agent for Textile, Ajay Agarwal President, Apparels and Handloom Exporters Association, AEPC EC Members, IKFA Committee Members, the representatives Rohin Suri of BAA & Rohit Aneja from NIFTA Buyers, Buying Agents, Exhibitors, Trade Members and Government Officials. A total of 64 stalls were set up at the fair and leading Exporters from Tirupur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, and Salem have participated and displayed their Garments. They have expressed their satisfaction and have shown interest in participating future events also.
In this 48th fair, the display included Summer/Winter collections in knitwear for infants, kids, men and women. Garments Sox, made from mélange, yarn dyed stripes and jacquard were displayed along with cotton, Polyester, Poly /cotton, Polyester/viscose blended fabric apparels. Especially garments made from wool, Modal, Tencel, have well attracted the visitors. Garment Finished Moisture management, wicking Finish, Quick dry, stone wash, acid wash, cold pigment dyed, 3D print, acid spray styles, tie and dyed, bio washed, enzyme washed, Silicon washed etc also were showcased. It is also noticed that the manufacturers are now working on special designs as per buyers’ trend, different styles of sustainable packaging methods and also ideas on visual merchandising.
The following stalls have been selected by our jury and recommended to award based on their garment exhibits/display/ stall decoration etc:-
M/s. K.M Knitwear Private Ltd: Best Exhibit
M/s. Morpho Knitwear: First Runner-Up
M/s. Cotton Blossom (India) Pvt Ltd: Second Runner-Up
M/s. Jagan Knit Faabs: Consolation Certificate
On the 1st day evening (12th October, 2022), conducted an Exporters’ Meet and Stall Award Function. Padmashri Dr. A. Sakthivel, Chairman (IKFA) & President (FIEO) presided over the function and distributed the Awards and Appreciation Certificates to the Winner Exhibitors and also he honored the following seven Sourcing Consultants from all over India for their remarkable contribution to the industry.
V.Elangovan, Snqs Internationals
Tarun Bakshi, Triburg Sourcing Services Pvt Ltd
Sreedharan Nair, Emmar International
Rohini Suri, RSA Export Sourcing Consultants
Nidhi Dua, Export Sourcing Expert
Mahi Mehra, TAFFLES
Asha Menon, Sourcing VP Wal-Mart
Due to corona, Buyers have minimized their travelling and hence they are sourcing through Buying Houses and Buying Agents who are playing a vital role now-a-days in sourcing. Buyers / Buying Agents have expressed their happiness and satisfied with the excellent design and collections displayed in the Fair.
In total 370 No’s of Buyers and Buying Houses / Agents have visited the Fair. Most of the Buying Houses/ Agents who have visited this Fair representing their major Buyers and Brands have sourced for their requirements.
I am very happy to share that one of the Buying Agencies has also placed orders worth of US$ 700000 to WRAP certified factories. Moreover, they have visited their factories herein Tirupur for further discussion. This way is well connected between the sourcing buyers and the exporters.
The three day event attracted new buyers from countries namely UAE, Philipines, USA, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, France visited this Fair. The Participants have reported that they could get good business enquires more from the Buying Agents and Overseas Buyers and expected a business deal worth of Rs. 360 cr. All the exhibitors expressed their satisfaction and said they received very prospective enquires and few of them received spot orders too. However they expect more direct buyers which will be fulfilled in the future by IKFA.
It is opined by them that this fair contributes a focused business deal for the season and beyond. They are intending to participate in the next IKF too. IKFA gratefully acknowledges the active participation of Exhibitors, visiting Buyers, Buying Agents and all stakeholders for the great success of this three day event.
