About PTEA
The Association was established in 1985 under the name of “All Pakistan Cloth Exporters Association as First Class Trade Body of Pakistan. To expand the scope of Association its name was changed from “All Pakistan Cloth Exporters Association” to “Pakistan Textile Exporters Association” in 2004 on all Pakistan Basis due to new era of W.T.O. The Association is headquartered at Faisalabad with its circle office at Karachi and Lahore. Membership of the Association has grown over the years with present strength more than 250. Members of the Association earn 3 Billion Dollars foreign exchange through export of textiles.40 Members of the Association have won Export Merit Trophy awards and 6 Members have earned the Honor of being declared businessmen of the Year. The members of the Association have been winning Export Merit Trophy Awards and Businessmen of the Year Awards for the last 10 years continuously. P.T.E.A. is the First Trade Body in the Country who has acquired International Standardization Certificate ISO-9001-2000 to come up to the international standard services Association.
The Association handles:-
- Issuance of Certificate of Origin of textile items to its members.
- Authentication of applications for Drawback Claims to Exporters.
- Sales Tax Refund Problems.
- Dissemination of textile related information to members.
- The Association facilitates its exporters in obtaining foreign exchange from State Bank for business travel abroad.
- The Association facilitates its members in issuance of visa recommendation letter for business purposes.
The Association facilitates its members in promotion of exports through:-
- Dissemination of market inquiries
- Participation in Fairs and Exhibitions
- Meetings and Seminars.
- The Association keeps a deep concern over the textile exports of the Country and proposes solid suggestions to the Government for promotion of exports through letters, press releases etc.
The Association facilitates its members by obtaining favorable market environment in Buyers Countries by:-
- Fighting against importing countries for tariff and non-tariff barriers on textile imports from Pakistan such as rules of origin, anti-dumping regulations.
- Shipping surcharges such as war risk surcharge.
- Countering negative propaganda such as Anti-Pakistan propaganda in the wake of 9/11.
- Approaches the Government at higher level to get facilities for Exporters to compete rival countries exporters.
- The Association facilitates its members by providing logistic services to its members by arranging concessional accommodation at prominent Hotels in Pakistan.
- The Association facilitates its members by arranging exchange of views with Bankers, F.B.R officials, Government High ups and Departmental Heads.
- To give international standard textile testing services, the Association has established the most modern Textile Testing Laboratory with the state of the art equipment at its 1st Floor.
In addition to export development activities, the Association actively partakes in the city, social uplift, health and community services like: –
- Faisalabad Airport up gradation to International Airport
- Motorcycles for Police Mobile Squad.
- Hajj Complex.
- Heart Foundation Trust.
- Liver Foundation Trust
- Earthquake Relief.
- Help to Gastro epidemic.
- Roads beautification.
- Traffic Signs installation.
(AZIZULLAH GOHEER)
Secretary General