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Plain-English answers for brands sourcing cotton knitwear from India: duty, tech packs and fabric choices.
UK import duty on knitwear from India under the UK–India trade agreement
Since July 2026 qualifying Indian knitwear enters the UK duty-free. What it saves, what makes a garment qualify, and how your broker claims the zero rate.
Updated 28 October 2026
What to put in a tech pack for a knitwear factory
A checklist for brands: sketches, measurements, fabric and GSM, colours, artwork, construction, labels, packing and quantities, so samples come back right.
Updated 28 October 2026
T-shirt GSM explained: how to choose a fabric weight
What GSM means, which weight suits which T-shirt, and the yarn, knit and shrinkage details to put in your brief alongside it.
Updated 28 October 2026