The Council’s main objectives are:
- to investigate the current situation and development trends of domestic and international textile and apparel industries, and put forward economic, technical and legislative suggestions and proposals.
- to work out the regulations and rules for the industry, standardize the industry, establish a self-discipline mechanism and protect the interest of the industry.
- to work on the industrial development strategies/divlans/divolicies, the industrial restructuring, technological progress, brands building, markets development, etc.
- to coordinate the economic and technical relations among sectors of the textile industry, boost industrial restructuring and upgrading, and promote the integration of the textile industrial chain.
- to conduct industry statistics; collect, analyze and issue industry information; carry out industry surveys in accordance with the law, and organize activities on e-commerce of the industry.
- to organize and promote the international economic and technological exchanges and cooperation.
- to participate in the formulation of the medium and long-term industrial development strategies and industrial standards and organize to implement these strategies and standards.
- to carry on activities to promote exchanges of business and trade, science and technology, professional resources, management, etc.
- to make textile and apparel publications.
- to organize training for textile professionals.
- to organize welfare activities of the industry.
- to undertake tasks entrusted by the government and relevant departments.