Textile & Garment

~USD 8B export; Saha Pathana, Wacoal, Bata, Arrow apparel brands, fabric mills; competitiveness vs Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia

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Primary-grade share

61%

Key statistics

Public reference figures, each linked to source-level context.

FY2024

~USD 5-7B

Thai textile and apparel export value (2024)

Thai Garment Manufacturers Association, Department of Foreign Trade, Thai Customs Department

2023-2024

~40,000-60,000 workers

Mae Sot garment cluster migrant workforce

Ministry of Labour migrant registration, ILO Thailand, Tak Province SEZ Office

2023-2024

Saha Pathana (SPC), Thai Wacoal (TWC), Thong Thai (TTT)

Top Thai textile and apparel listed groups (SET)

SET annual disclosures: SPI, Thai Garment Manufacturers Association

2023-2024

~95-99% imported

Thai cotton import dependency ratio

Thai Textile Institute, Department of Foreign Trade, USDA FAS cotton import data

2023-2028 outlook

~8-12% CAGR (2023-2028)

Thai technical and functional textile growth estimate

BOI promoted-industry project list, Thai Textile Institute, Indorama Ventures segment reports

Market profiles in this sector

6 free profiles tied to reports, filings, regulations, and source-backed context.

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Company/operator

Mae Sot Garment Manufacturing Cluster

Mae Sot's garment manufacturing cluster in Tak Province employs predominantly Myanmar migrant labour under the Thailand-Myanmar MOU framework, supplying global fast-fashion and mid-market apparel brands.

2 reports

Company/operator

SET:SPI

Saha Pathana Inter-Holding

Saha Group anchor holding; Wacoal, Bata, Arrow apparel licensees, ~200 group companies.

14 reports

Company/operator

SET:SUC

Saha Union (SUC)

Thai-listed diversified textile and industrial group (SET: SUC); Sukree-Bodiratnangkura family; spans spinning, weaving, garment, and industrial zipper manufacturing.

4 reports

Company/operator

Sikh/Punjabi Textile Cluster Phahurat Bangkok

Bangkok's Phahurat district Sikh and Punjabi wholesale textile cluster; the largest fabric wholesale market in Thailand, known as Bangkok's 'Little India'.

2 reports

Company/operator

SET:TFL

Thai Filo Fabric

Listed Thai fabric mill, textile producer; upstream vertical of textile, apparel value chain.

2 reports

Company/operator

SET:TTL

Thong Thai Textile (TTL)

Thai-listed integrated yarn and fabric manufacturer (SET: TTL); supplies domestic apparel brands and export garment factories.

3 reports

Available reports

Thai Cotton Textile: Import Dependence and the Cycle Beneath It

Thailand produced roughly 2% of the raw cotton its mills consumed in 2024, importing the rest from the United States, Brazil and India (US$485.5M COMTRADE, 2024).

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Thai Technical Textile: CBAM Defence and the BOI Pivot

Technical textile (industrial, automotive, medical, construction nonwovens and coated fabrics) is roughly 20% of Thai textile output and the BOI premium-incentive growth axis.

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Thailand Cotton, Silk and Technical Textiles: Export Structure

True subsector study of Thailand's USD 22-22.5B textile market (2024). Cotton (Thailand imports ~98% of raw cotton), silk (Northern provinces produce ~30% of national raw output, Royal Peacock standard for export-grade), and technical textiles (industrial-application growth segment). CAGR ~0.7% to 2030 per Mordor; CBAM and US Uyghur-Forced-Labor-Prevention-Act sourcing rotation could lift Thai-mill share.

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Thailand Textiles & Apparel Market Intelligence

Thai textile, garment industry ~USD 8B / ~THB 280B export. Fabric, garment, apparel brands. Saha Pathana, Thai Wacoal, Thai Filo listed; competitiveness vs Vietnam, Bangladesh.

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Thai Silk Export and the Royal Peacock Premium

Thai silk industry sits at ~THB 4 billion (USD ~125M) with 2022 HS 50 silk exports of USD 8.78M; Jim Thompson is the brand anchor; Royal Peacock four-tier mark is the export-grade authentication.

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Thai Cotton Textile: Import Dependence and the Cycle Beneath It

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