About Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster
Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster is a wholesale textile market in Sachin GIDC, Surat specialising in Weaving, Processing & Garment Manufacturing. Best suited to buyers sourcing grey and processed fabric or garment manufacturing at scale.
Sachin GIDC: Surat's Largest Industrial Estate for Textiles and Garments
Sachin GIDC, on Surat's southern edge, is the largest industrial estate in the city. Textiles are a big part of its work, alongside other industries.
The Estate
Government records list Sachin GIDC at about 749 hectares (about 1,850 acres), with 1,557 plots, nearly all allotted, and more than 2,000 units in production. A 50 MLD common effluent treatment plant serves the estate's processing units.
Surat Apparel Park
The Surat Apparel Park is a separate GIDC estate of about 55 hectares, with 126 plots set aside for garment manufacturing. It reflects Surat's push to move from making fabric to making finished garments.
What Happens Here
- Textile processing: dyeing and printing units, part of the deep-sea effluent project covering more than 400 units across Sachin, Pandesara, Palsana and Kadodara estates.
- Weaving: loom units operate in the GIDC area.
- Garments: manufacturing units, especially in the Apparel Park.
Who Should Come Here
Sachin suits buyers who want to work directly with factories rather than market traders: garment brands looking for manufacturing partners, exporters, and fabric buyers placing large orders for grey or processed fabric.
Visiting Factories
- Book appointments in advance. Factories are not walk-in shops.
- Bring your specifications: fabric construction, width, GSM, shade, or a garment tech pack.
- Ask for production capacity, lead times and minimum quantities in writing.
- For exports, check compliance and documentation capability.
Surat's Textile Industry in Numbers
Surat is India's largest centre for man-made fibre textiles. Industry figures published in 2026 put the city at about 6 lakh looms, including about 95,000 water-jet, 40,000 rapier, 10,000 air-jet and 1,500 velvet looms. It has roughly 450 processing houses, about 2,000 warp-knitting and 3,500 circular-knitting machines, and an estimated 1–1.5 lakh embroidery machines. Output is around 6 crore metres of fabric a day. The industry employs an estimated 15 lakh or more people.
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General advice for wholesale buying in Surat markets.
- Go early in the dayMornings are calmer, traders have more time to show catalogues, and new designs haven't sold out yet.
- Buy full catalogue setsMost wholesalers price by the set. Taking the full set usually costs less per piece than picking singles.
- Ask for a GST invoiceRegistered traders issue GST invoices on wholesale orders. You need one to claim input tax credit.
- Check a sample before bulkFor printed and dyed fabric, ask for a swatch or a single piece and check colour and wash before a large order.
- Book transport on the spotTransport and courier agents work close to the markets. Ask the trader who they use for dispatch to your city.
Questions buyers ask
How big is Sachin GIDC?
About 749 hectares with 1,557 plots and over 2,000 units in production, per government records. It is Surat's largest GIDC estate.
What is the Surat Apparel Park?
A GIDC estate of about 55 hectares with 126 plots set aside for garment manufacturing, at Sachin.
What textile work happens in Sachin GIDC?
Textile processing (dyeing and printing), weaving units and garment manufacturing.
Where is Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster located?
Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster is in Sachin GIDC, Surat. Address: GIDC Sachin, Surat, Gujarat – 394230. Sachin GIDC is on Surat's southern edge, on the road towards Navsari, south of the city.
What can I buy at Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster?
Sachin GIDC Textile Industrial Cluster is known for Grey Fabric, Processed Fabric, Dyeing Job Work, Printing Job Work, Readymade Garments, Weaving.
Where is fabric actually made in Surat?
Weaving happens on powerlooms across areas such as Ved Road, Katargam, Limbayat and Udhna, while dyeing, printing and finishing happen in processing estates such as Pandesara GIDC and Sachin GIDC. The markets on Ring Road are where finished goods are sold. Read the full answer