Shaki is an exporter of cotton, swamp rice, teak, and tobacco. The flue curing of tobacco has been important in the area since 1940. Indigo is grown in the area for local dyeing, and the town is a centre of cotton weaving.
Cotton, swamp rice, teak, and tobacco are exported from Shaki. Tobacco's flue curing process began in 1940 and remains crucial. Local indigo production provides dyes, while Shaki serves as a key location for cotton textile manufacturing.