What is the difference between cashmere and pashmina?

Pashmina and Cashmere refers to same type of wool. In Wool act Pashmina is not yet recognized. Cashmere is the only name recognized by wool act.

And there are strict conditions for a particular clothing item to be labeled as cashmere. Due to this some people are using name Pashmina to sell adulterated cashmere. It doesn’t mean all pashmina is fake. But you should better check it properly before buying if it is real pashmina or cashmere.