Imports Of Major Apparel Categories In The First Half Of 2008

In the first half of 2008, the number of imports of major garment items in the United States generally declined, but the surge in specific imports from several countries showed that many emerging countries were developing more professionally.

Bangladesh's American cotton jersey has been greatly reduced, but the cotton trousers project has surged to the US.

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In the first half of 2008, the number of imports of most important clothing items in the United States declined.

American Importers are gradually focusing on specific products of specific export countries.

Due to the lifting of textile quotas, it is not surprising that each major supplier is developing in the direction of international specialization according to its own advantages.

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With the lifting of the quota for the export of American textile products, the imports of knitted sweaters from Vietnam (category 338/339 and 638/639) continued to surge, while the import of trousers items (category 347/348 and 647/648) from Vietnam remained strong.

However, Vietnamese men's woven shirts (category 340/640) exported to the United States declined.

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India and Bangladesh also face serious operational difficulties in weaving shirts, although canals are the traditional suppliers of the category of cotton jersey.

In the first half of this year, the number of imported men's woven shirts (340/640) and women's woven shirts (341/641) from Bangladesh dropped by 21 and 25% respectively in the first half of this year.

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In terms of imports of men's Woven Jersey (class 340/640), China's performance is the best. In terms of volume, China's share of the market in the United States has grown to 20%, but the number of cotton trousers imported from China has declined considerably.

Apart from the surge in cotton trousers imported from Bangladesh, the United States has also increased its imports from India.

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China's market share is declining in the US underwear import market, but India's share in the US market is rising rapidly.

However, Honduras and Salvador still have a large market share in the market.

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Similarly, the surge in imports of American fiber knitted shirts (638/639) from Central America reflects that Central America is enjoying the advantage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement.

Meanwhile, imports from China declined more than 25%, while imports from Vietnam grew by 129%.