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Organization of the logistic chain in the Chinese international trade
Main Export markets
Hong Kong, Japan, the European Union, the United States and Russia were the five biggest export
markets for China’s Textile and Apparel sector in 2004, accounting nearly for 2/3 of the total. The
Chinese export to all major markets increased, achieving remarkable growth. Several developing
countries especially South Africa, India, Kazakhstan or Romania, experienced growths over 50% on
China’s exports, driving forward the industry.
Major import markets
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, more than 50% of exported clothes are made
using imported materials while China’s production of clothing materials is far exceeding demand.
Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Kong Kong are still China’s major import resources. Except imports
from Hong Kong, China’s Textile imports from the other economies all increased steadily.
Major Export and Import markets for the Chinese Textile Industry. (million €). 2005
Markets Export Growth Import Growth
Asia 43.798,2 2,9% 12.475,3 0,3%
Europe 21.943,2 45,2% 840,8 20,0%
North America 16.646,9 68,6% 326,6 18,0%
Africa 3.902,6 20,2% 11,2 64,0%
South-America 3.683,5 4,6% 21,3 22.8%
Oceania 2.051,8 15,2% 32,7 -18.7%
Total 92.026,7 20,9% 13.708,9 1,7%
Source: China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Textiles
Main Export products
Finished clothing (excluding accessories) accounted in 2004 for almost 60% of the total Chinese
exports of Textile and Clothing industry, remaining the main category of goods exported in the textile
sector. Moreover, finished clothes exports experienced growth of around 18% over the last year.
Exports of fabrics and textile made products increased 24% and 30% respectively, achieving the
biggest growth among all Textile exports. Among them, exports of silk, wool and synthetic fiber fabrics
experienced the fastest increases.
Main Import products
Fabrics and yarns were the two main product categories imported. Among them, import of silk and
wool, cotton fabrics and silk yarns experienced the highest growths, over 10%.
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