Textile Industry
Through Serbia Export, international partners gain structured access to Serbia’s textile and apparel industry, covering the full value chain — from raw materials and fabric production to finished garments, technical textiles, and fashion products.
Sector Overview
The textile industry is a long-established and export-oriented sector supported by skilled labour, competitive production costs, and proximity to European markets. The sector covers fabric production, garment manufacturing, knitwear, technical textiles, protective equipment, and contract manufacturing for international brands.
Production capacities support fashion, workwear, automotive, medical, industrial, and protective textile markets. Flexible manufacturing, small- and medium-batch production, and experience in private label and contract manufacturing strengthen the sector’s international competitiveness.
Fabric production
(woven, knitted, nonwoven fabrics)
Production includes woven, knitted, and nonwoven fabrics for apparel, technical applications, industrial use, sportswear, workwear, automotive, and home textile industries.
Garment and apparel manufacturing
(clothing, workwear, protective gear)
The sector produces casual and formal clothing, sportswear, uniforms, industrial workwear, and protective garments supported by full-package production services including pattern development, cutting, sewing, finishing, and quality control.
Technical and industrial textiles
(geotextiles, medical textiles, protective fabrics)
Production includes geotextiles, medical textiles, filtration materials, protective fabrics, industrial textile solutions, and specialized materials for infrastructure, healthcare, and industrial applications.
Textile machinery & equipment
Activities include production and supply of textile machinery components, automation systems, cutting and sewing equipment, production line modernization, maintenance services, and technical upgrades for textile manufacturing.