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The Sri Lanka handloom textile industry is centuries old. It has a long history in trading textiles with nations like India, China and Middle East countries.Individual innovative designs, craftsmanship, colour combinations and patterns from the past combined with 

modern material and processing techniques, give Sri Lankan handloom textile products their own unique identity.In the recent past, the quality of Sri Lankan handloom products has improved, allowing access to the competitive international market.

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The Sri Lanka handloom textile industry is centuries old. It has a long history in trading textiles with nations like India, China and Middle East countries.
Individual innovative designs, craftsmanship, colour combinations and patterns from the past combined with modern material and processing techniques, give Sri Lankan handloom textile products their own unique identity. In the recent past, the quality of Sri Lankan handloom products has improved, allowing access to the competitive international market.

Sri Lanka's handloom industry offers a range of designs and colours, which includes cloth sold by the metre for furnishing and curtaining, bed linen, table linen, kitchen linen, readymade garments, soft toys and silk handloom products.

Export of Handloom Products (Rs mn)
1990 11.00
1991 15.88
1992 25.17
1993 39.76
1994 49.00
1995 67.04
1996 65.00
1997 67.74
1998 68.1
 
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Major Markets
USA, UK, South Korea, France, Australia, Netherlands, Sweden and Japan.
Quality
Sri Lanka's handloom industry is flexible enough to cater to the individual requirements of buyers from different countries.
Supply Position
Handloom textile products, due to their special characteristics, have been able to compete successfully with machine-made fabrics.
 
 
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