Karur is India's home textile capital. 2,000+ manufacturers exporting $2B+ annually in towels, bedsheets, kitchen linens, cushion covers. Mature US export base - Karur already supplies Walmart, Target, Macy's private labels. Now opening to Amazon DTC.
Karur produces 80% of India's home textile exports. Towels, bedsheets, kitchen linens, table runners. World-class quality.
Karur mills already supply US retailers (Target, Walmart, Macy's). Quality control, packaging, lead times match US expectations.
Spinning + weaving + processing + finishing all within Karur. Lower costs, faster lead times, better margins.
Tamil Nadu cotton + Maharashtra long-staple cotton blends. Premium GSM (500-800) towels at competitive prices.
Local manufacturing pockets and what they make.
Towels (face, hand, bath, beach). 500-800 GSM. Sets and individual pieces.
Larger mills. Bedsheets, duvet covers, comforters. 5K-50K MOQ.
Kitchen linens cluster. Tea towels, aprons, pot holders.
Hand-loom traditional weaves. Lungis, simple bed linens.
Adjacent textile cluster. Processing, dyeing, printing.
Garment cluster. Useful for textile + apparel bundling.
Mostly yes. Most mills already FBA-pack for US private label clients. Just add FNSKU labels at our prep stage.
Sample to production: 3-5 weeks. Production: 5-7 weeks. Freight + customs + FBA: 30-42 days. Total: 75-100 days for first batch.
Hotel-quality towel sets (6-piece sets at $35-65). Premium cotton bedsheet sets ($60-120). Kitchen linens gift sets. Avoid generic single towels (margin too thin).
Yes. GOTS, OEKO-TEX, Fair Trade certified mills exist. Allows premium positioning ($65+ retail for bath towel sets).
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