Selling textiles and clothing in Poland: the market, the rules and the trade fairs

Poland imported 16.8 billion euros of clothing in 2025, and retail sales of textiles, clothing and footwear grew 9.7% in real terms. Türkiye is Poland's ninth-largest apparel supplier but ranks higher in fabrics: third in knitted fabrics and cotton. Clothing sold in Poland needs a fibre-composition label in Polish. The main textile fairs are held in and around Łódź, a region with a long tradition of textile and clothing manufacturing: Fast Textile, Trends Expo and Fashion We Are.

Last checked: 23 October 2026

The Polish textile and clothing market in figures

Retail sales of textiles, clothing and footwear grew 9.7% in 2025 at constant prices, against 4.3% for retail as a whole; the group made up 6.0% of retail sales (GUS). Online sales are important: in December 2025 they made up 25.1% of this group's sales, against 10.1% for all retail. Households spent 3.6% of their budgets on clothing and footwear (GUS).

Polish clothing production fell 3.2% in 2025, according to a preliminary estimate (GUS), while imports grew (Eurostat):

Product group (HS chapter)Polish imports in 2025 (million euros)Change on 2024
Woven apparel (62)8,465+10%
Knitted apparel (61)8,363+14%
Made-up textiles, including home textiles (63)1,347+3%
All textiles and clothing (50–63)22,014+9%

Poland is also a large apparel exporter: it was the world's ninth-largest apparel exporter and ninth-largest importer in 2024 (İHKİB). Germany, China, Spain and Bangladesh are its largest apparel suppliers; for goods arriving from other EU countries, Polish statistics record the country they were shipped from, not where they were made (İHKİB, Eurostat). The Łódź region has a long tradition of clothing and textile manufacturing and remains a leading producer (PAIH).

Where Turkish textiles stand in Poland

In Turkish statistics, Türkiye exported 327 million US dollars of knitted apparel and 209 million US dollars of woven apparel to Poland in 2025. Women's suits and dresses were the largest single clothing item, at 115 million US dollars, down 18.4% (Ministry of Trade). For the Istanbul apparel exporters' association, Poland is Türkiye's ninth-largest apparel market; Türkiye's apparel exports there fell 20.1% in 2025, to 0.6 billion US dollars (İHKİB).

In Polish import records, Turkish suppliers rank higher in fabrics, yarn, carpets and curtains than in clothing as a whole (Eurostat):

Product (HS code)Türkiye's share of Polish imports, 2025Türkiye's rank among suppliers
Cotton yarn and fabrics (52)14.7%3rd
Knitted fabrics (60)11.2%3rd
Carpets and floor coverings (57)12.0%4th
Man-made filament yarn and fabrics (54)8.8%4th
Curtains and blinds (6303)4.2%4th
Women's knitted suits and dresses (6104)5.6%5th
Knitted apparel (61)3.3%8th
Made-up textiles (63)2.0%8th
Woven apparel (62)2.3%10th

In 2025, Polish imports of Turkish woven apparel fell 24.5%, while knitted pullovers grew 10.1%, made-up textiles 20.0% and curtains and blinds 62.2%, to 3.9 million euros (Eurostat). The largest Turkish clothing items in Poland are women's cotton trousers, cotton T-shirts and synthetic knitted pullovers (İHKİB). In its 2022 sector presentation, the Turkish Trade Counsellor in Warsaw noted that Warsaw and Łódź stand out in home textiles, but that demand is spread across the country, and that buyers order both through shops and wholesalers and through online platforms (Warsaw counsellor).

Rules for selling textiles in Poland

  • Customs: textiles and clothing are industrial goods, so they move between Türkiye and Poland under the EU–Türkiye customs union, without customs duty, with an A.TR certificate (European Commission).
  • Fibre labels in Polish: under Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011, the fibre composition must be shown with the EU's standard fibre names, in Polish, and must be visible to the buyer before purchase, also online (Regulation 1007/2011). In Poland the Trade Inspection checks these labels; in a round published in 2019, on 2018 data, it found faults in 38.5% of imported products, and the most common labelling fault was fibre names that did not follow the regulation (UOKiK).
  • Chemicals: EU REACH rules ban azo dyes that release listed amines above 30 mg per kg in textiles that may come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. A restriction on PFHxA, a PFAS chemical, has applied to clothing for the general public since 10 October 2026 and will cover other consumer textiles from 10 October 2027 (REACH, Annex XVII).
  • A responsible person in the EU: consumer products, clothing included, need an economic operator established in the EU, whose name and contact details appear on the product, its packaging or an accompanying document (Regulation 2023/988).
  • What is coming: EU countries must set up extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles and footwear by 17 April 2028, under which producers pay for collection and waste management; a country may require a producer from outside the EU to appoint an authorised representative (Directive 2025/1892). Large companies may no longer destroy unsold clothing and footwear since 19 July 2026 (European Commission), and the Commission plans to adopt ecodesign rules for textiles, with a digital product passport, in the last quarter of 2027 (European Commission).

The textile and clothing fairs that matter

Poland's textile fairs are concentrated around Łódź. Ptak runs three of them at its wholesale centre in Rzgów, just outside Łódź, and Fashion We Are takes place at EXPO-ŁÓDŹ. Home textiles are shown near Warsaw, at Warsaw Home Textile. None of these fairs has audited figures; the sizes below are the organisers' own (Fast Textile, Trends Expo, Warsaw Home & Contract).

FairWhereNext editionLatest size
Fast Textile: fabrics, yarn, accessories and machineryRzgów, near Łódź (Ptak)17–19 November 2026453 exhibitors, 14,633 visitors (2025)
Fashion We Are: B2B fashion fairŁódź (EXPO-ŁÓDŹ)10–11 February 2027no figures on the organiser's site
Fast Textile Fabrics: fabrics, knits and accessoriesRzgów, near Łódź (Ptak)13–15 April 2027first held in March 2026
Trends Expo and Sourcing Expo: B2B apparelRzgów, near Łódź (Ptak)7–9 September 2027414 exhibitors, 8,511 visitors (year not stated)
Warsaw Home Textile, part of Warsaw Home & ContractNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)held in October; 2027 dates not yet published763 exhibitors, 67,322 visitors for the whole event (2025)

The dates come from the organisers (Fast Textile, Fashion We Are, Fast Textile Fabrics, Trends Expo, Warsaw Home Textile). For Turkish companies, Fast Textile is on the Ministry of Trade's 2026 list for national group stands as well as individual stands; Trends Expo, Fashion We Are and Warsaw Home Textile are on the 2026 list for individual stands (Ministry of Trade). The 2027 lists had not been published by October 2026; see our guide to Ministry of Trade support for fairs in Poland.

Who you meet at these fairs

  • Fast Textile: clothing manufacturers and brands, sewing workshops, sourcing and procurement managers, fabric wholesalers and textile distributors. The organiser says most visitors in 2025 were business owners and decision-makers (Fast Textile).
  • Trends Expo: shop and boutique owners, clothing distributors and wholesalers, online sellers, purchasing agents and managers of retail chains (Trends Expo).
  • Warsaw Home & Contract: about 80% trade visitors, such as architects, designers, investors, distributors and showroom owners; 76% of visitors came from Poland in 2025 (Ptak Warsaw Expo).

Choose by what you sell: Fast Textile and Fast Textile Fabrics suit makers of fabrics, yarn and accessories, Trends Expo suits finished clothing, and Warsaw Home Textile suits curtains, upholstery fabrics and carpets.

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Frequently asked questions

Where are Poland's textile and clothing fairs held?

Mostly in and around Łódź. Fast Textile, Fast Textile Fabrics and Trends Expo take place at Ptak's centre in Rzgów near Łódź, and Fashion We Are at EXPO-ŁÓDŹ. Home textiles are shown at Warsaw Home Textile, part of Warsaw Home & Contract near Warsaw.

How much clothing does Türkiye sell to Poland?

In Turkish statistics, 327 million US dollars of knitted apparel and 209 million US dollars of woven apparel in 2025. According to İHKİB, Poland is Türkiye's ninth-largest apparel market, and Türkiye's apparel exports there fell 20.1% in 2025.

What must a clothing label show in Poland?

The fibre composition, using the EU's standard fibre names, in Polish, visible before purchase, also in online shops. The product must also name an economic operator established in the EU who is responsible for it.

Are Turkish textiles covered by the EU–Türkiye customs union?

Yes. Textiles and clothing are industrial goods, so they travel from Türkiye to Poland without customs duty, with an A.TR certificate that shows they are in free circulation.

Which new EU rules affect textile exporters?

A PFHxA restriction has applied to clothing since 10 October 2026. EU countries must run extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles by April 2028, and the Commission plans to adopt ecodesign rules and a digital product passport for textiles in the last quarter of 2027.

Which Polish textile fairs does the Turkish Ministry of Trade support?

Fast Textile is on the Ministry's 2026 lists for both national group stands and individual stands, and Trends Expo, Fashion We Are and Warsaw Home Textile were on the 2026 list for individual stands. The 2027 lists had not been published by October 2026.

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