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Event Name: Intex Sri Lanka
Category: Trade Fairs
Event Date: 05 – 07 August, 2026
Frequency: Annual
Location: Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07 Sri Lanka
Organizer: Worldex India Exhibition & Promotion Pvt. Ltd., 309, Parvati Premises, Sun Mill Complex, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400013 Maharashtra India
Phone: +(91)-(22) 40376700 – 30
Email: intexfair[at]worldexindia.com
Timings: 10:00 AM – 18:00 PM
Ticketing: Free admission for trade visitors only with a valid business card. [Entry below 18 years will not be permitted]
19th edition – Intex Sri Lanka 2026 – The Largest International Textile Sourcing Show of South Asia
Intex Sri Lanka 2026: 19th Edition
Intex Sri Lanka 2026 provides one-stop comprehensive sourcing & trading platform for global apparel manufacturers, international sourcing & buying offices, buying houses, apparel brands & retailers, etc. to source and connect with quality suppliers of yarns, apparel & denim fabrics, clothing accessories, dyes & chemicals and other allied services from South Asia, South-East Asia and other international markets.
Since its launch in 2015, Intex Sri Lanka has successfully connected with professional trade buyers from more than 30 countries and regions with an excellent growth of more than 30% in exhibitors’ year-on-year basis making it the largest and only international textile sourcing show of South Asia region.
Since its launch in 2015, Intex has evolved into the region’s most influential and largest international textile sourcing show in South Asia, with a strong presence across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. Over the course of 17 successful editions, the platform has consistently brought together the global textile community at the heart of South Asia’s manufacturing ecosystem.
Intex has connected over 70,000+ qualified trade buyers from more than 40 countries with 3,000+ international textile exhibitors, enabling meaningful business engagement across fibres, fabrics, trims, dyes and chemicals, technology, and allied services. Shaped by industry needs, the platform empowers stakeholders to discover innovation, build strategic partnerships, and stay aligned with evolving global sourcing trends.
Today, Intex is firmly established as a must-attend annual event for the textile and apparel industry, trusted by manufacturers, brands, and sourcing leaders worldwide. The show is widely supported and endorsed by government bodies, chambers of commerce, trade councils, and industry associations across South Asia and key global markets reinforcing its position as the region’s gateway to international textile trade.
Highlights:
- 17 Editions
- 3,000+ Exhibitors
- 20+ Exhibiting Countries
- 70,000+ Buyers
- 40+ Buying Countries
Intex Sri Lanka 2026: Highlights
- Showcasing more than 250+ suppliers from 20+ countries and region
- County Pavilions from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey etc.
- Fashion Fiesta – Networking Cocktail and Fashion Show
- Interactive Business Forum and Workshop | VIP Platinum Lounge
- Across the board promotion of your textile products and services through different channels
Exhibitor Countries:
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Korea
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United Kingdom and many more…
Advantage South Asia:
- South Asia is one of the world’s premier garment export hub accounting for 12% of global exports and manufacturing 80% of the world’s brands.
- South Asian industry can benefit from the intra-regional trade brought about by regional cumulation. Sri Lanka plays a pivotal role for intra-regional integration due to its politically neutral status in the South Asian region, creating a positive business environment for entrepreneurs from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to meet and do business together. Thus making Sri Lanka the “gateway to the huge South Asian market“.
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Pakistan together exported garments worth US$ 49 billion in 2014-15 and are expected to reach US$ 84 billion by 2020.
- South Asia’s greatest opportunity also lies in the fact that it has the largest youth population (487 million) in the world. With increasing disposable incomes, they are driving higher apparel sales year after year in the domestic markets, which in turn is also accelerating intra-regional trade.
Intex Sri Lanka 2026: Exhibitor Profile
Yarns:
- Acrylic, Blended, Brushed, Cabled, Carded, Coated, Combed, Cotton, Dyed, Elastic, Core, Fancy, Lace, Linen, Nylon, Organic, Polyester, Ring, Spun, Silk, Synthetic, Textured, Twisted, Wool and many more…
Fabrics: Intex Sri Lanka
- Acrylic, Art Silk, Batik, Blended, Chiffon, Corduroy, Cotton, Denim, Dyed, Embroidery, Fancy, Interlock, Jacquard, Jersey, Knitted, Linen, Netting, Nylon, Organza, Polyester, Printed, Silk and many more…
Accessories:
- Buttonhole, Buttons, Cord, Elastic, Embroidery, Interlining, Labels, Motifs, Piping, Pocketing Fabric, Ribbons, Rivet, Rosettes, Sequins, Tapes, Threads, Toggles, Trimmings, Velcro, Zippers and many more…
Denim: Intex Sri Lanka
- Cotton Denim, Crosshatch Denim, Denim Yarns, Dry Denim, Denim Accessories, Fashion Denim, Floc Coated Denim, Linen Denim, Raw Denim, Open End Denim, Poly Denim and many more…
Allied Services
- Dyes & Chemicals, Testing and Certification, CAD / CAM systems and Software, Textile Design Studios, Trade & Forecast Agency, Textile / Apparel Solutions Provider and many more…
Dyes & Chemicals: Intex Sri Lanka
- Dyestuff and Pigment, Basic Dye, Direct Dye, Reactive Dye, Sulphur Dye, Indigo Blue, Sulfureted Black, Organic Pigment, Printing Plasm, Color Dyestuff, Dye Intermediates and many more…
Visitors Profile:
- Apparel Manufacturers
- Apparel Exporters
- Apparel Brands
- Buying Houses & International Sourcing Offices
- Buying Agents
- Fashion Labels
- Design Studios
- Fashion Designers
- Importers, Distributors & Wholesalers
- Intimate & Undergarments Brands
- Textile Manufacturers & Exporters
- Government & Trade Body Representatives
- Apparel Retailers & E-tailers
- Sales & Marketing Consultants
- Textile Trading Houses and more
Why Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is one of the world’s leading destinations for “Ethical Business and Manufacturing Practices” in the Global Fashion and Apparel Sourcing Business.
It’s a strategic sourcing destination in the sub-continent for multiple global designer brands and retailers.
Sri Lanka’s position as a central meeting point makes it the optimum place to do business with the huge South Asian market while also providing access to the UK and European markets.
It is located at the nerve centre for world shipping traffic from east to west and acts as nodal point for worldwide shipping, thus creating stronger regional and global connects.
The country aims to cross the USD 11 billion apparel export mark by 2024 which would create new opportunities and demand for sourcing textiles into the country from South Asia and other markets.
The growing domestic and home grown apparel brands industry is valued at USD 1 billion and is expected to double by 2024, which would also generate opportunities for smart and innovative textiles to be sourced from South Asia and other Asian markets to meet demand.
