B2B sourcing guide for apparel brands, export houses, buying houses, garment factories, and sportswear labels. How to partner with a 57+ year premium fabric manufacturer in Surat. 55K+ print designs, 857+ qualities, 1-8m sampling flexibility, pan-India + global delivery.
PREMIUM MANUFACTURER · SINCE 1967
Scaling Your Apparel Brand in India 2026
Mill-direct sourcing guide for export houses, apparel brands, buying houses, garment factories & sportswear labels.
Whether you run an established export house in Tirupur, a growing apparel brand in Bangalore, a buying house servicing international labels, or a manufacturing factory in Noida — your biggest sourcing decision is choosing the right fabric partner.
Luthra Exports Company (operating as Clothwala) has been a premium fabric manufacturer for India's apparel industry since 1967. This guide outlines what serious apparel brands evaluate when picking a mill partner.
7 Criteria for Picking a Mill Partner
1. Sampling FlexibilityMost mills need 100m+ even for samples. Luthra Exports offers 1–8m sampling built for merchandiser workflows.
2. Print Library DepthGeneric mills offer 500–2000 designs. We maintain 55,000+ WGSN-inspired designs across florals, abstracts, geometrics, animals, ethnic motifs.
3. Fabric Quality Range857+ qualities across crepe, satin, chiffon, georgette, lurex, jacquard, dobby, embroidered, yarn-dyed.
4. Production Scale25+ Surat mill partners + 121+ weaving partner houses — production runs of 5,000–50,000m+ flow without bottleneck.
5. Export DocumentationGST invoices, OEKO-TEX, AATCC ratings, REACH compliance, customs docs. 57+ years export experience.
6. Trend Intelligence (WGSN)Our 55K+ library is curated against WGSN seasonal trend reports — fresh propositions every sampling cycle.
7. Long-Term ReliabilityA 57-year manufacturer (since 1967) has weathered every cycle. Three generations of consistent supply.
Who We Work With
🌍 Export Houses — OEKO-TEX, REACH, full commercial invoices.
👔 Apparel Brands — trend-aligned libraries, fast sampling.
📊 Buying Houses — multi-brand sourcing under single PO.
🏷️ Fashion Labels — exclusive runs, custom dev.
📦 Garment Exporters — container-load delivery.
🏭 Garment Factories — JIT supply to production sites.
🏃 Sportswear Brands — performance fabrics, stretch wovens.
Specialisations
Digital Print
Export Grade Fabric
Solid Colours
Woven
Dobby
Jacquard
Embroidered
Yarn-Dyed
Womenswear Fabrics
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● EXPORT CERTIFIED
● PAN-INDIA + GLOBAL
● B2B WHOLESALE · NO RETAIL