Japanese Garment Production Accelerates To Move To Southeast Asia Key Business In China

In the field of global garment production, from China to Southeast Asia The trend of spanfer is accelerating. Japanese clothing giants such as fast retailing, such as "UNIQLO", began to build a one-stop production system in Southeast Asia. China occupied the whole world in the early 2010s. clothing 4 of exports, but due to the rise in labor costs and so on, has dropped to 3. Japanese enterprises will build a production system that does not depend on one country to maintain price competitiveness.

Fast Retailing will set up new joint ventures in Indonesia and Dongli in November 2018. Locally purchase the materials needed to produce garments and achieve one-stop production. In the past, sales of garment production materials in Indonesia were mostly purchased from China. In the future, efforts will be made to establish a one-stop production system in Indonesia.

According to the main factories of UNIQLO, China accounts for about 6 of the total, but the number of factories in Vietnam and Indonesia is increasing. Vietnam's accession to the span Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), with low tariff barriers, has attracted the attention of garment enterprises.

ONWARD HOLDINGS, a large garment enterprise, has set up offices in Kampuchea to increase output. At present, China accounts for 6 of the world's authorized production volume, and less than 1 in Kampuchea. The company's president, Bao Yuan Tao Xuan, said: "(in terms of logistics network and labor costs) compared with China, more suitable for the spanfer of parts of Kampuchea will be spanferred."

Adastria, a Japanese clothing company, purchased silk thread in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, and launched a one-stop production of clothing locally. Although about 8 of the company's production depends on China, it will increase the proportion of Southeast Asian production to 3 in the next 2~3 years.

Japanese companies also skip Southeast Asia and directly enter the African continent known as "the last textile paradise". Casual Wear Enterprise Stripe International started production in Ethiopia, and fast retailing is also discussing production in Africa. In addition to the introduction of the tariff free system in Africa, the labor cost is very low, as the supply area facing Europe and the United States is being paid attention.

According to the statistics of Japan Chemical Fiber Association, the clothing export volume of major countries in the world reached 458 billion 500 million US dollars in 2016. Among them, China's exports amounted to 158 billion 200 million US dollars, accounting for 34%, the largest exporter of clothing products in the world, but 5 percentage points lower than in 2013. Although China's share is significantly higher than second, third Bangladesh (6%) and Vietnam (5%), the proportion of Southeast Asia is rapidly increasing.

The strategy adopted by various enterprises is to keep the development and production of high value-added products in China, and to spanfer sewing to cheap labor in Southeast Asia and Africa.

Nwad also spanferred the sewing part to Kampuchea and other places. But at the same time, she will set up sewing factories in Dalian, China, and produce Japanese oriented products. Custom made garments 。 The new plant will start production in the spring of 2019 and produce about 100 thousand sets of clothing annually, up to 2.5 times the previous one.

Start Today, a Japanese apparel shopping website ZOZOTOWN, launched its own brand in China in July. Custom made garments However, due to the failure to ensure output, the delivery was greatly delayed. Garment production is not only limited to mass production, but also to diversified demands such as customized products. According to different uses, ensure the competition of suitable production bases will become more and more intense.