India 7% of the garment share in South Africa

India currently has about 7% of the garment share in South Africa, which is a decline from levels in the 1990s, as clothing imports to South Africa have tailed off recently, in part, owing to the increase of tariffs on clothing and textiles. Tariffs on clothing and textiles were, on average, at about 30%, although tariffs on higher end, intricately embellished items, which could not as easily be produced locally, were lower.