Polyester filament yarn (POY, FDY, textured)

What it is

Continuous polyester yarn. POY is drawn and textured into DTY by texturisers; FDY goes straight to weaving. Surat, Silvassa and Bhilwara weavers use it for sarees, dress material and suiting.

POY (partially oriented yarn)FDY (fully drawn yarn)DTY / ATY (textured yarns)IDY (industrial yarn for tyre cord, belting, webbing)

Where India produces it

1. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuDadra and Nagar Haveli

   Texturising and synthetic yarn units at Silvassa.

2. GujaratSurat

   Surat weaves polyester and man-made fibre fabrics and has many texturising units.

3. RajasthanBhilwara

   Synthetic yarn and polyester-viscose suiting.

Where imports come from

India imported synthetic filament yarn (HS 5402) worth US$ 1,016.22 million in 2025-26, of which China supplied US$ 770.48 million. Office of the Textile Commissioner estimates total man-made fibre output at 1,987 million kg and man-made filament yarn at 1,702 million kg in 2023-24 (provisional); no separate official figure for this fibre was found.

• China — US$ 770.48 million of imports under HS 5402 in 2025-26.
• Indonesia — US$ 53.85 million of imports under HS 5402 in 2025-26.
• Thailand — US$ 35.43 million of imports under HS 5402 in 2025-26.

Rules before you buy or sell

• The QCOs on polyester fibre and yarn (IS 17263 PSF, IS 17261 FDY, IS 17262 POY, IS 17264 IDY, IS 17265 PSY) were rescinded with effect from 12 November 2025; BIS no longer lists them as compulsory.
• GST on man-made fibres was cut from 18% to 5% and on man-made yarns from 12% to 5% (56th GST Council).

Storage and handling

Store cheeses and bobbins in cartons, away from sunlight and heat; POY ages and should be textured within its shelf life.

Businesses that use it

Yarn Twisting (Doubling) Job Work →Elastic Tape Weaving →Computerised Embroidery (Job Work) →Saree Dyeing and Printing →Woven Labels Manufacturing →