Pakistani consulate hosts webinar on Textile Sector Exports to Canada

Pakistani consulate hosts webinar on Textile Sector Exports to Canada wherein Consul General in Toronto Abdul Hameed shared views on how to increase exports.

According to a statement of Pakistan Consulate General in Toronto, he urged Pakistani exporters to grab the opportunity in international market.

Pakistani consulate hosts webinar on Textile Sector Exports to Canada

Moreover, he urged them to utilize the present upsurge in the country’s exports to enhance and modernize their manufacturing systems.

The webinar held on the instructions of High Commissioner Raza Bashir Tarar.

It aimed to understand opportunities and challenges in the Canadian market for textile exporters from Pakistan.

The panellists included Babar Khan, owner of Multinational Export Bureau, Muhammad Sohail, Director Sales & Marketing, Canada Textile Incorporated, a leading importer of textile products in Canada and Kashif Mehtab Chawla, one of the owners of Al-Karam Towel Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.

Meanwhile, Consul General Abdul Hameed highlighted the huge size of Canada’s apparel retail market of $28 billion.

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Expectedly it would grow to $ 29.5 billion by 2025.

He underlined Canadian market as highly competitive where e-commerce is gaining more popularity than traditional retailers.

He further said that total exports of textile sector of Pakistan to Canada stood around 1.3% of the latter’s total textile imports.

The panellists highlighted the tariff disadvantage for Pakistani products in Canada.

They emphasized that Pakistan should focus on research and development and quality related certifications to meet international standards.

Hurdles discussed

Furthermore, they underlined the textile trade related bottlenecks such as lack of exporters’ database.

They also discussed lack of focus on R&D, high cost of utilities, high landing cost due to MFN tariffs, and high tax rates.

Experts stress the need to hold seminars and exhibitions where buyers in Canadian market could meet the Pakistani exporters.

There they could explore business opportunities; especially, related to value added and finished goods.

They also emphasized that out of box product offerings would help offset the impact of tariff on the product cost.

Moreover, the speakers encouraged the new comers to come up with new ideas and brand their products with online presence.

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