Surat
As per the reports, the chaos in
Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s takeover has affected the textile hub of
Surat. The exporters and brokers have claimed that a payment of Rs 4 billion is
stuck due to the unrest.
They fear that they won’t be able to
recover the payment given the scenario in the country. Afghanistan and Pakistan
is a crucial market for the suits and dupattas made in Punjab. As per the data,
payments amounting to Rs 1 billion were sent to Afghanistan via Pakistan every
month. According to Raju Bhatia, Broker, the textile market offers a credit
period of maximum of three months. The payment of the goods supplied to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Dubai are received in
3-4 months. He added that this time a huge amount of the exporters is stuck due
to the unrest.
As per Gurpal Singh, Garment Manufacturer
and exporter, the suits and dupattas from Punjab are high in demand due to its
quality and variety. But in the current scenario, nobody wants to take any
risk. He also said that more than Rs 1 billion worth of textile products are
exported to Afghanistan via multiple routes. But due to the current scenario in
the country, the same has been stopped.
As per Ravi Jain, Garment manufacturer, the
exporters are suffering from huge losses. They are not sure when will this
situation improve.
Source – The Times Of India
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