About the Tiruppur textile market
Everything here is built around knits — single jersey, interlock, rib, fleece and pique — produced on circular knitting machines and finished in local dyeing units. The cluster is vertically integrated to an unusual degree: knitting, dyeing, compacting, printing, cutting and stitching can all happen within a few kilometres, which is what makes Tiruppur competitive on export timelines.
For fabric buyers, Tiruppur is the place to source knitted cotton by weight rather than length — quoted per kilogram against a GSM, and specified by yarn count, loop length and finish. Compliance and testing infrastructure is strong here because of the export base, so certified and tested lots are easier to obtain than in most clusters.
What is traded in Tiruppur
Tiruppur textile market — FAQs
Is knitted fabric sold by metre or by kilogram?
By kilogram. Knits are quoted per kg against a GSM and yarn count; buyers convert to metres using the fabric width and GSM.
Does Tiruppur supply woven fabric?
Rarely. Tiruppur is a knits cluster. For woven cotton, look to Erode, Salem or the Maharashtra powerloom towns.