Inventory Of International Trade In Textile And Garment Industry In 2012

By the end of the year, our mood may be different from that of 2011. This year, the recovery of European and American economies is not as fast as imagined. Some new shocks have not yet struck. The accelerated return of manufacturing industry in Britain and the United States and the risk of "Diaoyu Islands" in Sino Japanese textile trade have made the uncertain external market situation shaded. Fortunately, challenges and opportunities are always accompanied by the new export opportunities of Russia's accession to the WTO, and the "olive branch" of attracting investment from Southeast Asian countries has provided new ideas for the development of the industry. As a result, we see more enterprises changing their competitive mode, looking for opportunities in the new market and gaining hope.

The United States and Britain are planning to revive the textile industry.

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At the London Olympic Games held in August this year, all the uniforms of the US Olympic team were produced by Chinese garment factories, which caused a great stir in the local industry. "Made in America" clothing In the absence of the international arena, the US textile and apparel industry regrets that the government has put forward a series of programmes to support the reconstruction of the manufacturing sector.

Coincidentally, the British government also acted after the US accelerated the return of the manufacturing industry. In November 2nd, a conference on "new dawn - reconstruction of the British textile manufacturing industry" was held in London. In addition to delivering positive signals at the industrial level, the government also hopes that the reconstruction of the textile industry can create 200 thousand jobs in 5 years under the backdrop of the persistent employment situation in the UK.

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In the period of economic downturn, the United States and Britain Spin The revival plan for clothing industry has a deeper meaning, that is, to drive more employment. However, due to the continuous shrinking of its industry over the years, the two countries are deeply dependent on imported textiles and garments. It is not easy to revive the textile industry in a short time. Decades of "restrictive quotas and high tax rates" policy in the United States, as well as the favor of garment buyers to low labor cost production enterprises, have forced many local manufacturers to become accustomed to turning to overseas markets. In addition, whether the British textile industry can make self-sufficiency in the end products and improve the lack of professional personnel can be improved. These problems may restrict the recovery of textile industry in a long period of time.

Sino Japanese textile trade shows "Diaoyu Island" risk

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Since August this year, the impact of the Diaoyu Islands incident on Sino Japanese economic and trade relations has gradually emerged and has penetrated into the terminal market. On September 17th and 18, two days ago, some of the famous clothing enterprises in Japan were temporarily suspended from retail outlets in China. In the two phase of the Canton Fair, which ended in October 26th, there were only 3951 purchasers in Japan, down 30.3% from the Autumn Fair in 2011. It is not only the Japanese companies' investment and sales in China, but also the weakness of China's textile and clothing exports to Japan. Customs data show that in October, China's exports to the sun amounted to 2 billion 610 million US dollars, an increase of only 0.6%, lower than the average increase.

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Japan's textile and apparel market has 70% products from China, which is highly dependent and can hardly be reversed in a short time. But it is noteworthy that in the end of this year, due to external factors such as Sino Japanese political relations, some Japanese textile enterprises began to adjust the proportion of production in China, and the shift of production focus to Southeast Asia is obvious. In addition, the "Diaoyu Islands incident" has cast an invisible shadow on the already bright Sino Japan Korea FTA negotiations. The textile and garment enterprises originally hoped for good regional trade have to reconsider.

Textile enterprises to visit Burma and Indonesia

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In order to guide enterprises to explore the international market, to "go out", to invest and build factories in neighboring countries and regions, to avoid trade risks, and gradually foster the concept of global layout of enterprises, in June this year, the China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong textile chamber of Commerce jointly organized 40 textile entrepreneurs to investigate the investment environment of Burma and Indonesia.

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Since the beginning of this year, the issue of "going global" has become increasingly urgent. Due to the weak external market demand and the high price of domestic production factors, China's textile and clothing exports have been seriously declining. At the same time, the competitiveness of the textile industry in Southeast Asian countries has been increasing, and the development of China's textile and apparel foreign trade has encountered unprecedented difficulties. At this time, more people of insight change their minds. They hope to exchange investment and cooperation for the global market, and achieve win-win results through re division of labor and cooperation. In a relatively unfamiliar market, textile entrepreneurs use the cost of labor and labor efficiency to make multiplication rules, weigh the pros and cons of investment, and find the possibility of capacity transfer. Admittedly, a visit does not necessarily lead to an investment, but at least we are on the way to finding a comparative advantage.

The "going out" exhibition level is constantly improving.

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On July 24~26, sponsored by the China Federation of textile industry, the thirteenth China Textiles held by the textile industry association of the China Council for international trade promotion (CCPIT) and the Frankfurt Exhibition (US) company. Clothing trade exhibition (New York) is held at the New York Convention Center.

In September 17th, the seventh China Textile and clothing trade exhibition (Paris) and Paris international clothing and accessories procurement Exhibition (APPParis) (hereinafter referred to as "Paris Exhibition") opened at the bocet Exhibition Center in Paris. The exhibition was held in conjunction with the famous European Texworld clothing and fabric exhibition in the same period. {page_break}

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The complete layout of the industrial chain has made the "New York Exhibition" more influential and authoritative over the years. By combining China's industrial advantages with local market resources, it helps enterprises build more substantive business cooperation relationship with the US business community and speed up the transition from cost competitive advantage to comprehensive value competitive advantage. After the successful transformation in 2011, the "Paris Exhibition" also complied with the needs of the market and industry, and played a greater role in promoting the effective convergence of the upstream and downstream industries chain. In this difficult global trade environment this year, the industry's "going out" exhibition highlights its deep value in promoting trade and seeking cooperation.

Russia's accession to WTO to cut tariffs on textile and clothing imports

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In August 22nd, Russia officially became the 156th member of the world trade organization. The further opening of the market led the Sino Russian economic and trade cooperation to "the best time", and also brought business opportunities to China's textile and clothing trade with Russia. The Russian government announced that the import tariff rate related to textile and clothing products decreased from the date of accession to the end of the year of commitment. The products involved include textile raw materials, silk, wool, industrial textiles, pure cotton suits, home textiles and other products.

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After Russia's accession to the WTO, the most direct benefit of Chinese textile exporting enterprises is the concession of tariffs. Although the overall tax reduction rate is small, there are more than 30 kinds of products import tariffs from ad valorem tax and volume tax compound tax to a single ad valorem tax, which is enough for our export enterprises to obtain tangible benefits.

In addition, trade between China and Russia will develop towards standardization and transparency. This has also become the focus of attention of the industry. For those textile and garment enterprises who are eager to make a difference in the Russian market, we must establish a clear brand image and grasp the strong brand appeal and product competitiveness in the Russian market at the same time.

International institutions strengthen natural fiber market promotion

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The cotton cotton school explores the prospect of deep industry cooperation

On March 23rd ~24, the fourth cotton cotton school hosted by the international cotton association of the United States was held in Qingdao. During the new year, the content of cotton cultivation, varieties, output, export and market demand has become a topic of general concern.

"Wool movement" starts at China Station

In March 28th, the Chinese wool movement launched by Charles, Prince of England, was officially launched in Shanghai. The international wool textile organization hopes to promote the natural benefits of wool through the wool movement to encourage the use of wool in fashion, interior design and construction industries, and create a natural green living environment.

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One of the two news protagonists is cotton and wool, which reflects the global industry's promotion and application of natural fibers and the urgent desire to explore sustainable development.

Although cotton prices have returned to a relatively reasonable level in 2012, the European debt crisis and the slow recovery of the US economy continue to slow down the pace of global economic recovery. The cotton school has provided the latest market information for deepening the dialogue between industries and understanding the supply and demand situation of the market. It has created a harmonious and win-win dialogue pattern for the communication between China and the United States.

At present, global wool production has declined overall, and raw material market supply is not optimistic. The industry hopes to strengthen marketing through cooperation with world-famous brands, so that consumers can reconsider wool and feel the "tradition and fashion" of wool products.

The twelfth Australian exhibition is the largest ever.

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On November 20th ~22, the twelfth Australian China Textile and apparel exhibition was held in Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center. As one of the most influential exhibitions in the Australian textile and garment industry, the exhibition attracted 260 enterprises from China. The exhibition area was 7500 square meters. It was the largest in the history of the exhibition. At the exhibition, Chinese women's clothing, silk scarves, outdoor clothing with waterproof function and swimsuit products of various styles have been favored by Australian businessmen.

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If we did not experience the exhibition site, we could not feel the expectation of a non key export market. Many of the first time exhibitors said that in the case of traditional market demand decline, the development of enterprises such as Australia needs stable market, the profits of enterprises can be guaranteed more; while the higher price bearing ability of Australian buyers, the charm of the market can no longer be measured by the single scale of order size.