Tommy Hilfiger is an American fashion label owned by PVH Corp, the New York-listed group that also owns Calvin Klein. In India it sells through stores, its own site and the marketplaces, at prices its Indian partner puts at roughly ₹1,999 to ₹18,999 for apparel.
The company behind those clothes is the interesting part. It is half-owned by the American parent, licensed by that same parent, and was built in the first place to sell a different brand.
Tommy Hilfiger in India is run by PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between PVH Corp and Arvind Fashions Limited — and PVH licenses the brand name to the company it half-owns. The venture turned over ₹1,404 crore in FY2025, 60% of it Tommy Hilfiger. On the marketplace where most Indians shop, the shelf charged 62.0% of MRP on 15 September 2026.
Snapshot
- Brand in India since
- 2004
- Indian operator
- PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, CIN U52190GJ2011PTC084513
- Ownership of that company
- 50:50 joint venture — PVH Corp, through PVH B.V., and Arvind Fashions Limited
- Registered office
- Arvind Limited Premises, Naroda Road, Ahmedabad 380025
- Global parent
- PVH Corp, listed in New York
- Category
- Apparel
- Price band in India
- About ₹1,999 to ₹18,999 for apparel, per Arvind Fashions’ FY2024-25 report; median listing ₹5,579 on 15 September 2026 — Premium on this site’s apparel bands
- Points of sale
- 350 at 31 March 2025, including shop-in-shops
- Available in India
- Officially — own stores, in.tommy.com and marketplaces
How it started in India
Tommy Hilfiger arrived here in 2004, through a partnership between Arvind and the Murjani Group called Arvind Murjani Brands Private Limited, incorporated on 9 September 2003.
That arrangement ended in September 2011. FashionNetwork India reported on 14 September 2011 that PVH, through Tommy Hilfiger, bought the Murjani Group’s 50% along with the trademark licence, at a price Indian press put at $50–60 million. Arvind and PVH did the same again for Calvin Klein three years later, announced on 24 March 2014.
Arvind Fashions’ own Tommy Hilfiger page, read on 15 September 2026, still describes the business as a joint venture between the Murjani Group and Arvind Limited. That stake was sold in 2011. Take ownership from the filings, not from a brand page.
The company selling it today was built for Calvin Klein
The company that sells Tommy Hilfiger in India was incorporated on 31 March 2011 as Premium Garments Wholesale Trading Private Limited, and it was the Calvin Klein vehicle — renamed Calvin Klein Arvind Fashion Private Limited on 19 May 2016.
Tommy Hilfiger’s own company — the 2003 one, by then called Tommy Hilfiger Arvind Fashion Private Limited — was merged into it. The National Company Law Tribunal sanctioned the scheme on 14 July 2020, with an appointed date of 1 April 2019, and the enlarged company took its present name on 9 September 2020.
- Premium Garments Wholesale Trading Pvt LtdIncorporated 31 March 2011
- Calvin Klein Arvind Fashion Pvt LtdRenamed 19 May 2016
- Tommy Hilfiger’s company merged inTribunal order of 14 July 2020
- PVH Arvind Fashion Pvt LtdRenamed 9 September 2020; now sells both brands
The older brand in India sits inside the younger brand’s company, which is why one Ahmedabad office answers for both.
A joint venture that licenses the name from one of its owners
Both sides describe the shape the same way. CARE Ratings has used one sentence across five years of reviews: the company “is a 50:50 joint venture between PVH, USA (through its wholly owned subsidiary PVH B.V.) and AFL”. Arvind Fashions’ own sustainability report for 2024 lists it as a controlled entity jointly owned with PVH B.V. at 50%, and the Indian shopfront’s terms say the same.
PVH’s annual report on Form 10-K says both halves in one document. Its Tommy Hilfiger International segment takes “our proportionate share of the net income or loss of our investments in our joint venture in India” — an equity holding. The same filing puts India in the licensing box too: “Territorial licensees include our joint ventures in Brazil, India and Mexico.”
Those are two different statements and worth keeping apart. PVH owns half the Indian company and books half its result. It also licenses that company the trademark, so the brand rights never move to India — only the right to sell under them.
What they actually make, and who declares it
The Indian assortment is broader than the polo shirt the brand is known for. Of 100 listings sounded on Myntra on 15 September 2026, from a catalogue of 13,636 — the largest of any global apparel brand read that day — 33 were jackets, 21 sweaters and 20 jeans.
Where they are made is declared on the listing, because the law requires it. Rule 6(1) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 requires a pre-packed commodity to carry the manufacturer or packer’s name and address, the generic name of the goods, net quantity, maximum retail price inclusive of all taxes and a contact for complaints. Sub-rule (10), in force from 1 January 2018, carries those declarations onto an online listing. A further amendment notified as G.S.R. 128(E) on 13 February 2026, effective 1 July 2026, adds a searchable country-of-origin filter for imported goods.
What forty records showed
| What the listing carries | Across 40 Tommy Hilfiger records, 15 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer or importer | Eight different strings; the line was blank on 27 |
| Country of origin | Declared on all 40, across eight countries |
| Net quantity | Present on 25 |
| Seller of record | PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited on 34 |
Twenty-seven blanks is a high count. Marks & Spencer left the same line blank on 6 of 40 records read the same way, and Gap on 9. A declaration a shopfront does not show is not the same thing as a declaration a seller did not make. Nobody has ruled on any of these listings, and none of this is a finding against anyone.
The other half of the reading runs the brand’s way, and it is the more unusual half. On 34 of those 40 records the seller of record was PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited itself — the joint venture, not a third-party importer. Read on the same platform the same day, three of the most expensive names on the shelf were sold by outside importers on 40, 38 and 39 of 40 records. Who is legally answerable for a Tommy Hilfiger garment bought online here is on the listing, and it is the brand’s own company.
Origins declared across the forty: Bangladesh 10, India 8, Vietnam 8, China 5, with single records for Egypt, Cambodia and Turkey and two naming Egypt and India together. Those eight India records matter for the price argument below, because goods made here never crossed a customs frontier.
What Tommy Hilfiger costs in India
The shelf discounts, heavily and almost always. Across 100 Myntra listings on 15 September 2026 the brand charged 62.0% of MRP, with 93 reduced and a median listing price of ₹5,579. Those hundred listings carried 40 distinct MRPs across 23 discount rungs — this is not one sale running over a flat price list.
- Share of MRP actually charged
- 62.0%
- Median listing price
- ₹5,579
- Listings reduced
- 93 of 100
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
What duty can and cannot explain
Thirty-two of the forty records declared a foreign origin, so import duty sits inside the landed cost of most of the range. But duty is charged on the landed transfer value, not on the shelf price, and that value is a fraction of MRP. Whatever the rate, it adds far less to the price tag than the percentage suggests.
On the eight records declaring India it adds nothing at all. Arvind Limited, the group company on the other side of this joint venture, is named as manufacturer on Indian listings for Levi’s, so the capacity is domestic and used. Where a Tommy Hilfiger garment is made here, its price is a margin decision and customs has no part in it.
No same-garment comparison against the American price list was taken for this brand, so this page converts no foreign price into rupees and calls it a comparison. The number worth carrying is the one above: the brand sold at a little under two-thirds of its own MRP.
Who Tommy Hilfiger is actually for
This is a premium high-street label rather than a luxury house, and the Indian pricing reflects that honestly. A median listing under ₹6,000 puts it among the better mall brands, and the flag logo carries recognition in India that few labels at that price can match.
It suits someone buying a jacket, a sweater or jeans to wear for several seasons, who wants a name people will place. The store network is real — 350 points of sale at 31 March 2025 — so trying things on first is possible in most cities.
Skip it if you are paying full MRP. Almost nobody does — 93 of 100 listings were reduced on the day this was read — so a garment bought at sticker price costs more than the brand’s own channel usually charges. Skip it too if you want a label that tells you what its fabric is certified to. That is not published at product level here.
Reputation, money and what the claims rest on
The joint venture is substantial and profitable. CARE Ratings, which reviews its bank facilities, has published its figures for several years — a rating agency’s statements rather than the audited accounts.
- FY2022₹670 crore of income, ₹62 crore profit
- FY2023₹1,024 crore, ₹101 crore
- FY2024₹1,242 crore, ₹137 crore
- FY2025₹1,404 crore, ₹151 crore
Tommy Hilfiger was 60% of that FY2025 revenue and Calvin Klein 40%.
As published by CARE Ratings on 28 August 2023, 17 September 2024 and 5 August 2025.
One corporate register mirror carries FY2025 revenue of ₹1,424 crore against CARE’s ₹1,404 crore of total operating income. The labels differ, and both are printed here rather than made to agree.
Two listed parents, and no India number from either
Arvind Fashions gives Tommy Hilfiger a brand page in its FY2024-25 annual report: 103 exclusive stores across 41 cities, an average store around 1,400 sq ft, a price range of about ₹1,999 to ₹18,999. It gives no rupee revenue for the brand. The only sales statement is that all key brands, including U.S. Polo Assn., Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, grew double-digit.
PVH’s 10-K is thinner still. It names the joint venture, lists India among territorial licensees, and carves India out of the worldwide eyewear licence to Safilo and the worldwide watches and jewellery licence. It gives no India revenue figure, no India store count and no India-specific risk factor.
Two listed parents, on two stock exchanges, and neither lets a shareholder read what Tommy Hilfiger sells in India.
The 350 figure and the 103 figure count different things — the first includes shop-in-shops at 31 March 2025, the second exclusive stores only. And the 60% split is a rating agency’s description of the mix, so 60% of ₹1,404 crore is arithmetic, not a disclosure anybody made.
What the sustainability claims actually say
The Indian shopfront’s sustainable-product page carries three things worth reading closely. It states a target — “sustainably source 100% of our cotton, viscose, and wool by 2025” — and 2025 has been and gone with no outcome stated on the page. It says that in 2024, 40% of the cotton used was from regenerative or recycled sources, a global company-level figure rather than a claim about any garment sold here. And the only certification it names is explicitly about Europe: Tommy Hilfiger in Europe, certified annually against six Textile Exchange standards since 2022.
No test is published for any product-level material claim on the Indian shopfront. The men’s listing page, 613 products deep on 15 September 2026, showed no sustainability label and no fibre composition, and Better Cotton, GOTS and OEKO-TEX appear nowhere on the Indian pages read.
Two decided counterfeiting matters, both won by the mark’s owner
The mark in India is enforced by Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V., the Dutch rights-holding company, not by the Indian joint venture — a distinction worth noticing when the Indian arm is 50% Indian-owned.
In CS(COMM) 1302/2018, the Delhi High Court decreed the suit on 28 November 2025 before Justice Tejas Karia: a permanent injunction, damages, and liberty to recover costs, on a holding that trade mark infringement and passing off were made out. Reports differ on the money. Three put the damages at ₹1.5 lakh and one at ₹15 lakh; this page prints the disagreement and picks neither, because the judgment itself has not been read here.
In CS No. 40/2021, before the Additional District Judge-01 at New Delhi, an order of 4 October 2025 decreed the suit: a permanent injunction against use of the marks TOMMY HILFIGER, TOMMY, TOMMY GIRL and the Flag Logo, destruction of the infringing goods, and ₹20,000 in damages with costs. Both decisions concern the defendants before those courts as the matters then stood, and neither is a ruling about any product on sale today.
Buying it in India
The brand’s counterfeit guidance is thinner than its profile deserves, and knowing what is published changes how you shop for it.
Read the seller, not only the brand
On 34 of 40 marketplace records read on 15 September 2026, the seller of record was PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited — the joint venture itself. That name tells you who is answerable for the garment.
Turn the box over in the shop
The manufacturer or importer line was blank on 27 of 40 listings. The same declaration is printed on the packaging, so the shop can show you what the listing did not.
There is nothing on the garment to verify
No authentication method is published for Indian buyers — no code, no hologram, no serial, no verification page — and the brand-protection pages other markets carry are absent from the Indian site.
Ask where the authorised list is
No published list of authorised Indian sellers was found. The nearest thing the brand publishes anywhere is a line on its Hong Kong site directing buyers to Tommy.com, Tommy Hilfiger stores or authorised retailers — without naming them.
Know the floor the official channel itself sets
The brand’s own shelf charged 62.0% of MRP on 15 September 2026, at a median of ₹5,579. A price far below what the official channel charges is the one signal a buyer actually has.
PVH’s own anti-fraud page names no way to verify a genuine product and publishes no list of authorised retailers; its stated position is that buying from unauthorised retailers is at the buyer’s own risk, and India is not mentioned on it.
Common questions
Who owns Tommy Hilfiger in India?
PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between PVH Corp — through PVH B.V. — and Arvind Fashions Limited. PVH also licenses the trademark to that company, so it is both a half-owner and the licensor. Both parents state the 50:50 split in their own filings.
Is Tommy Hilfiger on Myntra sold by the brand itself?
Mostly, on the records read. Of 40 listings examined in full on 15 September 2026, the seller of record was PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited on 34. That is the joint venture’s own company rather than a third-party importer, which is unusual on this shelf.
Is Tommy Hilfiger made in India?
Partly. Eight of 40 records read on 15 September 2026 declared India as country of origin, with Bangladesh on 10, Vietnam on 8 and China on 5. Where a garment is made here, import duty forms no part of its Indian price.
Why is Tommy Hilfiger expensive in India?
Most of the range is imported and carries duty in its landed cost, but duty applies to the transfer value rather than to MRP, so it adds less than the headline rate suggests. The rest is margin and positioning. In practice the shelf charged 62.0% of MRP on 15 September 2026.
How do I check a Tommy Hilfiger product is genuine?
No authentication method is published that an Indian buyer can check — no code, no hologram and no verification page, and the Indian site carries no brand-protection page. Buy from a brand store, the brand’s own site, or a seller whose name you can identify on the listing.
Are Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein the same company in India?
Yes. One company sells both — PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, CIN U52190GJ2011PTC084513. It began life as the Calvin Klein vehicle in 2011, and Tommy Hilfiger’s separate Indian company was merged into it under a tribunal order of 14 July 2020.
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References
- Tommy Hilfiger India, terms and conditions, read 15 September 2026 — the operating company’s name, address and description as a PVH–Arvind joint venture
- CARE Ratings press release, 5 August 2025 — the 50:50 joint venture sentence, FY2024 and FY2025 income and profit, store counts at 31 March 2025, the 60:40 brand split
- Arvind Fashions, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2024 — PVH Arvind Fashion listed as a controlled entity jointly owned with PVH B.V. at 50%
- PVH Corp, Form 10-K for the year ended 2 February 2025 — the Tommy Hilfiger International segment sentence on the India joint venture, the territorial licensee list, and the India carve-outs in the eyewear and watch licences
- Corporate register mirror, PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, read 15 September 2026 — CIN, incorporation on 31 March 2011, registered office and the sequence of former names
- FashionNetwork India, 14 September 2011 — PVH buying the Murjani Group’s 50% and the trademark licence
- Business Standard, 24 March 2014 — the Calvin Klein joint venture announcement
- Arvind Fashions, Tommy Hilfiger brand page, read 15 September 2026 — presence in India since 2004, and the Murjani joint venture description still carried
- Corporate register mirror, Tommy Hilfiger Arvind Fashion Private Limited, read 15 September 2026 — incorporation on 9 September 2003, the former name Arvind Murjani Brands, and amalgamated status
- CARE Ratings press release, 11 November 2020 — the tribunal order of 14 July 2020, the appointed date of 1 April 2019 and the scheme taking effect
- CARE Ratings press release, 28 August 2023 — the name-change dates and the FY2022 and FY2023 figures
- CARE Ratings press release, 17 September 2024 — FY2024 income and profit and the FY2024 brand split
- Corporate register mirror, read 15 September 2026 — the FY2025 revenue figure of ₹1,424 crore that differs from the rating agency’s ₹1,404 crore
- Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, rule 6 — the declarations a pre-packed commodity must carry
- PwC news alert, 30 June 2017 — the e-commerce display requirement inserted as rule 6(10)
- Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, on online packaged-commodity declarations — rule 6(10) in force from 1 January 2018
- MHCO Law regulatory update, read 15 September 2026 — G.S.R. 128(E) of 13 February 2026, effective 1 July 2026, on country-of-origin filters
- Arvind Fashions, Integrated Annual Report FY2024-25 — the Tommy Hilfiger brand page with 103 stores in 41 cities, the ₹1,999–18,999 price range, and the double-digit growth statement
- Tommy Hilfiger India, sustainable product page, read 15 September 2026 — the 2025 cotton, viscose and wool target, the 40% figure for 2024, and the Textile Exchange certification stated for Europe
- Tommy Hilfiger India, men’s listing page, read 15 September 2026 — 613 products with no sustainability label and no fibre composition shown
- LiveLaw Biz, on CS(COMM) 1302/2018 — the decree of 28 November 2025, permanent injunction and damages at ₹1.5 lakh
- LawBeat, on the same decision — corroborating the ₹1.5 lakh figure
- CourtKutchehry, on the same decision — the report that puts the damages at ₹15 lakh, cited for the disagreement
- BananaIP Intellepedia, on CS No. 40/2021 — the order of 4 October 2025: injunction, destruction of goods and ₹20,000 damages
- Tommy Hilfiger Hong Kong, counterfeit products page, read 15 September 2026 — the channel guidance directing buyers to Tommy.com, brand stores or authorised retailers
- PVH Corp, anti-fraud page, read 15 September 2026 — no verification method, no authorised-retailer list, and no mention of India
- Tommy Hilfiger India, store locator, read 15 September 2026 — an interactive map rather than a published list of addresses
The best thing about Tommy Hilfiger in India never appears in its advertising: you can find out who is responsible for what you bought. The joint venture is the seller of record on 34 of 40 marketplace records, both owners name it in their own filings, and a rating agency publishes its revenue and profit every year. At ₹5,579 median and 62.0% of MRP, it is priced like the premium high-street label it is.
What deserves scepticism sits below the company. The manufacturer or importer line was blank on 27 of 40 listings. No authentication method is published for Indian buyers of one of the most copied names in the country. The sustainability page sets a 2025 target and says nothing about meeting it, and the only certification it names is about Europe.
A premium label you can actually hold someone answerable for — which, on this shelf, is rarer than the discount.
