Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

Zippers dominate the category of fasteners. They are a key input to readymade garments industry,
home furnishing industry, soft luggage industry and leather garments and footwear industry (The table
below gives the share of consumption of zippers in various application areas). Thus, growth in these
end user industries is the key growth driver for the zipper industry.
Consumption pattern of zip fasteners in India
Application of zip fasteners % Share
(2007-08)
Export Garments 20%
Domestic Garments 35%
Luggage 30%
Others* 15%
*Includes cushion covers, leather products, exports etc.
Source: Industry survey, IMaCS Analysis
Readymade Garments industry is the largest consumer of zip fasteners. While all trousers and jeans
have zippers, the product is also used to some extent in other garments such as frock, half pants, ladies
dresses, skirts, jackets, kids wear and uniforms. Another major application of zip fasteners is in the
soft luggage items like hand bags, school bags, purses, laptop bags, brief cases etc. The average price
of zipper is 50 paisa per inch. The consumption norms of zippers in various application areas are
given below:
End use product Consumption norm of zip
fastener
Trouser 7” to 9”
Children suits 5”
Ladies dresses 6” to 16”
Jeans 6” to 8”
Jackets 20” to 25”
Bags Varies from 15” to 60”
depending on the product
Cushion cover 12” to 22”
Sleeping bag 95” to 150”
In a zipper, the tape (technical textile part) is on an average 10% of the total weight. The value of the
tape is varies from 5% - 15% of the value of overall zipper. On an average the value of the tape is
10% of the value of the zipper.
Zippers are used extensively in the garment segment. The penetration of zippers is higher in the
western garments compared to the Indian outfits. However with increase in the penetration of western
outfits in the Indian clothing scenario the consumption of zippers in the overall garment sector is
expected to increase in line with the growth of garment industry. The domestic garment consumption
is expected to register a CAGR of 10% for the next five years whereas the Indian garment export