The details of textile and clothing exports from Pakistan in 2013 are given in Table 1 below. Out of the total exports of around US$13.7 billion, the most notable product category comprises cotton fibre, yarn and fabric with export value of around US$ 5.33 billion. This is because Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of cotton and most of the country’s textile industry is based on cotton processing. The next most significant category is comprised of made-ups and home textile with exports value of around US$ 3.69 billion. Pakistan lags behind in the export of both knitted and woven apparels which are more value-added as compared to cotton yarn and fabrics. Pakistan’s performance in manmade product categories is also less than satisfactory. The country does not have a good indigenous manmade fibres raw material base. Export performance in the areas of nonwovens, coated and laminated textile fabrics is also very poor because the country has no strong base in these areas.
Table 1: Textile and Clothing Exports from Pakistan
| Code | Products | US$, Thousands |
| 50 | Silk | 1,825 |
| 51 | Wool fibre, yarn, fabric | 16,093 |
| 52 | Cotton fibre, yarn, fabric | 5,333,784 |
| 53 | Other veg. fibres, yarn, fabric | 2,140 |
| 54 | Manmade filaments | 30,349 |
| 55 | Manmade staple fibres | 418,173 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt, nonwoven, cordage etc. | 27,340 |
| 57 | Carpets & other floor coverings | 128,302 |
| 58 | Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry, etc. | 21,917 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated and laminated fabrics | 12,663 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabric | 31,565 |
| 61 | Knitted or crocheted apparel & accessories | 2,105,321 |
| 62 | Non-knit (woven) apparel & accessories | 1,854,926 |
| 63 | Made-ups including home textiles | 3,685,485 |
| TOTAL | 13,669,883 |
Source: ITC
