Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade center that connects Mumbai and the rest of India through the Mumbai–Agra highway.

Since 2012, the city's textile industry has been in decline, partly caused by the sudden enactment of new goods and services taxes.

[6] Another concern facing textile producers is a lack of contact with buyers, leading many to sell primarily to middlemen, mostly from Gujarat, who charge significant markup prices.

Many e-commerce companies like Delhivery, Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Industries, Snapdeal, and FedEx have branches in the city.

[9] Bhiwandi's economy is divided into three sectors: textiles, groceries, and service (supplying, logging, and food delivery).