FedEx supports Indian Textile Exporters

Mumbai , India , May 09, 2007 - FedEx Express, the world’s largest air express transportation company, sponsored the 24th India Knit Fair (IKF) Spring/Summer Collection 2008 held recently at Tirupur. Organised by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and Tirupur Exporters’ Association, the India Knit Fair is an event attended by leading garment exporters and importers from around the world. FedEx connects Tirupur with key global markets in 48 hours. The company also offers a suite of special packaging options for the fashion industry.

“We are committed to helping businesses in the Indian fashion industry compete in the global marketplace. We enable fashion industry customers reach their international target markets first and fast, and stay competitive with a global presence. Due to our extensive portfolio of services, industry-leading geographic reach and global trade expertise, we are well positioned to assist businesses, large and small, in the Indian fashion industry on international business opportunities,” says Jacques Creeten, Vice-President ( India ), FedEx. “We are pleased to have helped exporters showcase their products to potential global buyers at the India Knit Fair”, he added.

Globally, as well as in India , FedEx actively facilitates the growth of fashion industry. FedEx Supply Chain Services provides fashion customers with customized, cost-effective distribution solutions to extend coverage, reduce transportation and warehousing costs and enhance overall supply chain efficiency, allowing them to focus on their core competencies.

In this edition of India Knit Fair, FedEx provided visitors a unique option to actually Ship with FedEx at the Fair itself. Trade visitors and Exhibitors alike got to witness the FedEx Solutions for the Fashion World and the superior Customer Experience that FedEx offers by actually shipping their consignments right there at the FedEx booth.

FedEx Solutions for the Fashion World

FedEx addresses the distinct packaging needs of Indian fashion customer through a tailor made solution called “FedEx Solutions for the Fashion World”. These packaging solutions come at no extra cost to the customer.

The FedEx Packaging Design and Development Lab in Memphis , United States has designed and developed four types of packages.

This range of packaging consists of:

• A sample box to send up to six shirts or T-shirts.
• A medium size carton to accommodate thirty stand-up shirts.
• A large size carton to hold sixty flat pack shirts.
• A specially tailored FedEx sleeve to hold rolls of fabrics, carpets, linen and furnishings.

FedEx is the only express transportation company to offer so many packaging options to Indian customers.

FedEx also offers technology solutions like FedEx Global Trade Manager that assists customers in preparing essential paperwork. Available from www.fedex.com, FedEx Global Trade Manager helps customers identify which customs documents should accompany customer’s international shipments and allows them to print and complete them, saving time and reducing potential border delays.

About FedEx

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $35 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 275,000 employees and contractors to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit fedex.com.