Textile & Clothing
Lithuania’s textile and clothing industry, maintaining a centuries-old tradition, today is actively investing into its own brands and design, developing higher-value-added products. Lithuanian producers co-operate with well-known European companies such as Marzotto, Laura Ashley, Marks & Spencer, H&M, and Adidas.
Lithuanian textiles and apparel articles are exported very widely: to European countries, CIS countries, the U.S.A., Canada, and Asia. The main trade partners are Italy, France, UK, Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. About 84% of Lithuanian textile exports go to the EU. Also, textiles make about 40% of total Lithuanian exports to Japan (mostly linen textile fabrics and linen home textiles).
Lithuanian textile manufacturers produce high-quality protective clothing for military, police and civil application, which fulfil the requirements of EN, NATO and NIJ standards, as well as bullet-proof garments.
The test laboratory at the Lithuanian Textile Institute is accredited according to the LST EN ISO/ IEC 17025 standard to carry out more than 60 physical and chemical tests to determine the qualitative, hygiene and environmental parameters of textile materials being developed. Tests are carried out for Lithuanian textile enterprises and foreign companies.
Lithuania’s textile & clothing sector:
- one of the most specialised EU countries in the textile and clothing sector;
- 2,500 new specialists trained annually;
- flexibility and short delivery terms;
- European and world-standard production;
- 76 % of production exported; 84 % exported to EU;
- more than 1,000 companies;
- 40,000 employees.
Lithuania’s textile & clothing sector main branches:
- manufacture of textile;
- manufacture of apparel;
- manufacture of leather and leather products.
Please find out more about the latest trends and business opportunities in Lithuania’s textile and apparel sector in the newest overview prepared by "Invest Lithuania" and "Enterprise Lithuania" analysts.
