Apparel and footwear

Stratum 2 · Assembled goods

Stratum 2 · Assembled goods

Apparel and footwear

Designs, makes and sells clothing, shoes and accessories. Global sales of fashion and footwear were about US$ 1.86 trillion in 2025 (Euromonitor, via Modaes). China made 31.6% of world garment exports in 2023, ahead of Bangladesh and Vietnam (WTO), and 55.6% of the 24.6 billion pairs of shoes made in 2025 (World Footwear).¹

India. India was the fifth-largest garment exporter in 2023 with US$ 15 billion, a 3% share (WTO), and the second-largest footwear producer at about 3 billion pairs in 2025 (World Footwear). The US took 33% of India's garment exports in 2024, so US duties, which hit 50% in August 2025 before a 2026 deal and court ruling cut them, swing exporters' prospects⁴^,⁶^,⁷.

Depends on 3 of 35 industries · 2 directly Relied on by 2 industries, directly or indirectly Enterprise types 13 in 5 stages Chokepoints 0 rated 5 of 5 Size about US$ 1.86 trillion consumer sales of fashion and footwear (Euromonitor) 2025

Where ₹100 of apparel and footwear output goes

Where ₹100 of apparel and footwear output goes Every rupee of sales is paid out to someone along the chain. This splits ₹100 of output by who finally receives it, so you can see how exposed the industry is to commodity, chemical and energy prices. Commodities ₹12.0 Chemicals ₹3.4 Energy ₹13.1…

Price links with supplier industries

Price links with supplier industries How the industries this one buys from shape its prices: the share of its costs they make up, and how their prices have moved together. Tap a row for the charts. Hover or tap ? for what each measure means. Supplier industry Cost share Raw-material mix…

Follow one offering through the chain

Follow one offering through the chain 2 Example story · 7 steps · India A cotton T-shirt knitted in Tiruppur Follow a T-shirt from a brand's order through Tamil Nadu's knitwear hub to the shop rail and beyond. 1 / 7 · Brand and design A brand places the order $1.86tn world fashion and footwear…

Buys directly from

Buys directly from Textiles and leather Plastic and rubber products Depends on through its suppliers Water and sanitation Sells directly into Wholesale and retail trade

Value chain, from upstream to the customer

Value chain, from upstream to the customer Criticality to the chain: 5 · Chokepoint 4 · Critical 3 · Important 2 · Supporting 1 · Commodity service Stage 1 Brand and design Apparel and footwear brand owners 3 · Important Design ranges, own the brands and customer data, place orders with factories…

What the whole chain draws on

What the whole chain draws on Every commodity, chemical and energy tile named by the enterprises above; ×n shows how many of them depend on it. Open any tile for its full detail. Commodities (8) Cu Copper ×2 Ct Cotton Zn Zinc Rbr Natural rubber Bf Beef St Steel Al Aluminium H₂O Water Chemicals…

Chokepoints and risks

Chokepoints and risks US duties on Indian goods reached 50% in August 2025, a February 2026 deal set 18% and a later court ruling left a temporary 10% duty, so terms in India's largest apparel market keep shifting 4 , 6 , 7 . China makes 55.6% of the world's shoes, so trade measures against China…

Sources

Sources Global fashion market on track for 2 trillion dollars by 2026 (Euromonitor data) Modaes, 2026 China 2023's top global RMG exporter, Bangladesh 2nd, Vietnam 3rd: WTO Fibre2Fashion (WTO data), 2024 24.6 billion pairs: global footwear production in 2025 World Footwear (APICCAPS), 2026 50% US…

Relationship cards

Textiles and leather: Garments and shoes are cut and sewn from fabric and leather, so the textile mills are the apparel industry's main supplier: about ₹34 of every ₹100 of Indian apparel output goes to textiles and leather, and both sides share the same export markets, US tariff risk and government schemes. (researched)
E-commerce and digital marketplaces: Apparel and footwear buys from E-commerce and digital marketplaces; E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys from Apparel and footwear; apparel and footwear depends on E-commerce and digital marketplaces; E-commerce and digital marketplaces depends on apparel and footwear.
Wholesale and retail trade: Apparel and footwear buys from Wholesale and retail trade; wholesale and retail trade buys from Apparel and footwear; apparel and footwear depends on wholesale and retail trade; wholesale and retail trade depends on apparel and footwear.
Machinery and equipment: Apparel and footwear buys from Machinery and equipment; apparel and footwear depends on machinery and equipment.
Media and entertainment: Apparel and footwear buys from Media and entertainment; apparel and footwear depends on media and entertainment.
Paper and packaging: Apparel and footwear buys from Paper and packaging; apparel and footwear depends on paper and packaging.
Plastic and rubber products: Apparel and footwear buys from Plastic and rubber products; apparel and footwear depends on plastic and rubber products.
Real estate: Apparel and footwear buys from Real estate; apparel and footwear depends on real estate.
Software and IT services: Apparel and footwear buys from Software and IT services; apparel and footwear depends on software and IT services.
Transport and logistics: Apparel and footwear buys from Transport and logistics; apparel and footwear depends on transport and logistics.
Waste and recycling: Apparel and footwear buys from Waste and recycling; apparel and footwear depends on waste and recycling.
Water and sanitation: Apparel and footwear buys from Water and sanitation; apparel and footwear depends on water and sanitation.
Adhesives and sealants: Apparel and footwear depends on adhesives and sealants.
Aluminium: Apparel and footwear depends on aluminium.
Aviation propulsion: Apparel and footwear depends on aviation propulsion.
Beef: Apparel and footwear depends on beef.
Boilers, furnaces and stoves: Apparel and footwear depends on boilers, furnaces and stoves.
Copper: Apparel and footwear depends on copper.
Cotton: Apparel and footwear depends on cotton.
Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors: Apparel and footwear depends on distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors.
Energy in buildings: Apparel and footwear depends on energy in buildings.
Hydrogen peroxide: Apparel and footwear depends on hydrogen peroxide.
Industrial enzymes: Apparel and footwear depends on industrial enzymes.
Internal combustion engines and gensets: Apparel and footwear depends on internal combustion engines and gensets.
Natural rubber: Apparel and footwear depends on natural rubber.
Nylon (PA6, PA66): Apparel and footwear depends on nylon (PA6, PA66).
Organic pigments: Apparel and footwear depends on organic pigments.
Polyester fibre: Apparel and footwear depends on polyester fibre.
Polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE): Apparel and footwear depends on polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE).
Polyurethanes (MDI, TDI, polyols): Apparel and footwear depends on polyurethanes (MDI, TDI, polyols).
Ship propulsion: Apparel and footwear depends on ship propulsion.
Steel: Apparel and footwear depends on steel.
Styrene-butadiene rubber: Apparel and footwear depends on styrene-butadiene rubber.
Surfactants: Apparel and footwear depends on surfactants.
Viscose fibre: Apparel and footwear depends on viscose fibre.
Water: Apparel and footwear depends on water.
Zinc: Apparel and footwear depends on zinc.