The sector splits into three broad areas: manufacturing, trading and services. The specific activities that are included in the supply chain are as follows:

• Materials production and processing, including processing of raw fibres, spinning and weaving of fibres, tanning of leather, finishing of textiles, manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics, production/processing of manmade fibres, production of non-wovens
• Product design (textiles, clothing, fashion design)
• Manufacture of made-up articles, including household textiles, apparel, knitwear, luggage, footwear and leather goods
• Trading in apparel, footwear and textile items, including sourcing, logistics, distribution, branding and marketing
• Servicing of apparel, footwear and textile items, including fitting of carpets, laundries, dry cleaning, textile rental and clothing and shoe repair" from www.skillfast-uk.org