Development Of African Cotton Textile Industry And Analysis Of Import And Export Trade Between China And Africa

Major African countries

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Egypt 1831.50.40.1

Algeria 300.40.20.8

Morocco 454.00.20.4

Ethiopia 200.50.050.3

Nigeria 501.50.20.9

Sultan 402.0--1.0

Tanzania 40--0.020.5

Total 4089.91.074.0

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Egypt: the industrial chain is complete.

Egypt has a more complete vertically integrated textile industry.

From cotton cultivation to spinning, fabric and garment production, the whole production process can be completed in Egypt.

Up to now, Egypt has formed two cotton textile industrial clusters, denim production and coarse cotton yarn import.

Egypt's textile industry in Africa ranks second only to South Africa, with 1000 local factories.

Because of its limited domestic production capacity, Egypt needs to import large quantities of yarn and finished fabrics from Turkey and other countries.

Egypt has obvious energy advantages, low prices and low human resource prices.

The training measures of the government have made the textile industry workers improve their skills and skills.

The annual output of Egyptian long staple cotton and super long staple cotton accounts for 35% of the world's total.

Egyptian textile production accounts for 25% of the country's total industry, of which 12% of home textiles and 8% of cotton yarn, and 5% of other cotton fabrics and textiles.

Tunisia: Europe is the main market.

Tunisia has more than 2000 textile and garment enterprises, and the proportion of textile and garment industry accounts for 37% of the total industry.

Tunisia's textile and garment industry accounts for 36% of manufacturing exports, ranking second of manufacturing exports, of which apparel exports account for 88% of the industry's exports.

Europe is a major market for Tunisian clothing exports, accounting for 97% of exports.

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China's import and export trade is growing year by year.

Generally speaking, China's import and export of cotton textile trade in Africa is showing an increasing trend, especially for Africa.

The import of cotton textiles in Africa in China

Two thousand and six trillion and two hundred billion seven hundred and twenty million eighty-two thousand and nine

Cotton yarn quantity (10000 tons) 0.140.090.040.05

Accounting for (%) 0.150.10.050.05

Cotton fabric quantity (100 m) 0.000970.001510.000810.00416

Accounting for (%) 0.00650.01090.00730.0448

Situation of China's export of African cotton textiles

Two thousand and six trillion and two hundred billion seven hundred and twenty million eighty-two thousand and nine

Cotton yarn quantity (10000 tons) 0.471.371.1312.11

Accounting for (%) 0.822.352.0622.54

Cotton fabric quantity (100 m) 13.4616.7419.9819.13

Accounting for (%) 62.7662.4667.3265.55

The following table shows that since 2010, the amount of imports of African cotton textiles has increased considerably. Since the base is relatively low, the total monthly income has exceeded 300% per month, and the monthly export volume is also increasing month by month. China's export volume to Africa also showed a two digit growth month on month.

Import and export volume of cotton textiles between China and Africa in the first half of 2010

1~2 month 1~3 month 1~4 month 1~5 month

Export amount (US $10000) 32281475656726289056

Year-on-year (%) 23.1910.5613.7619.8

Import amount (US $4384109184)

Year-on-year (%) 323.8553.25331.16371.12

Africa accounts for 79% of the 33 zero tariff countries.

The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council has decided that since July 1, 2010, zero tariff has been imposed on 4762 commodities exported to China from the 33 least developed countries which have completed the exchange of notes with China, accounting for 60% of the total tariff items, including two categories of textiles and clothing products. The African countries involved include 26 countries, namely, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Benin, Mozambique, Sultan, Tanzania and the Central African Republic.