The denim apparel imports into USA has increased by a marginal 4.6% in 2010 over the volumes of 2009 . This is quite surprising as the increase in imports during the first 6 months of the year was 12.6% and as I mentioned in a previous report. This actually means that the imports in the second half of the year have actually dropped in second half. Let’s see from the table below : Imports Of All Denim Apparel Into US  2009-2010 Period 2009 million pcs 2010  ...Read More

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The first ever two-day “International Conference on Denims & Jeans” was held at IIM Ahmedabad on 29th and 30th October under the chairmanship of Dr. PR Roy, Director – Fibre2Fashion and Former Group CEO, Arvind Ltd. The event was well attended by more than 500 delegates from the industry wherein the distinguished speakers presented an enlightening discourse on the global and Indian Denim & Jeans industry. The topics lined up at the conference ranged from Overview of the ...Read More

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EU has recently notified the changes in the rules of origin from certain LDC countries which will simplify the procedure of granting the GSP benefits to the exporting countries and will also benefit other countries involved in supplying raw materials to the country exporting the final product. There are basically three formats under which EU provides GSP benefits to exporting countries : The standard GSP : , which provides preferences to 176 Developing Countries and Territories on over 6200 ...Read More

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The seventh edition of the Denim by Premiere Vision will be held in Paris at Halle Freyssinet  on Dec 1st and 2nd , 2010. with about 69 exhibitors exhibiting their denim related products. It is about the similar size as the June edition but larger than the December edition . Apart from the products from the exhibitors, there will be some interesting areas to visit in the show . Blue Garden: A garden… out of the blue at Bossa stand.  An interaction of sunlight (lasers), ...Read More

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US is the most important market for denim jeans exporters around the world. Any changes in demand in US affects a number of exporters worldwide . With the recession having hit US , the demand for most textile and related products had taken a hit . Luxury goods imports had been particularly hit . However, if we see the trend of denim imports over last 2-3 years , we find that that it has been mostly positive and quite encouraging in the current economic scenario. The year 2010 has seen a ...Read More

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The ‘International Denim Conference’ was held at Ahmedabad on 29th and 30th October and was a big success having been attended by over 500 delegates including the who’s who of the Denim Industry in India. CEOs  and Top executives of various denim companies were present at the conference and most of them gave their views on the various aspects of the Indian and world denim industry . Organized by Fibre2fashion.com and the Textile Association of India , the conference brought out ...Read More

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Turkey is an important country for denim products – both as an importer and well as an exporter. As an importer, Turkey imports a large amount of fabrics from various Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Indonesia, China etc. As an exporer, Turkey is one of the most important exporter of Denim garments to EU. It has a special relationship with Italy and Turkey has imbibed a lot of Italian denim designing techniques – besides developing their own.  When it comes to US, Turkey ...Read More

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This is a guest post by Rik Vanniewenbourgh The Bread and Butter this season was an extravagant party with lot of enthusiasm and energy showing up in the show . The video below catches some of this energy from the party. B&B Opening Party from BREAD & butter on Vimeo. First impressions from the Bread and Butter B&B PREMIER LEAGUE first impressions from BREAD & butter on Vimeo. Some of the key denim trends at the show were : Vintage Denim A lot of attention towards ...Read More

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The Chinese denim market is  growing   at a fast pace with almost all major world denim brands having established a presence there to tap the increasing disposable incomes of the growing middle and upper middle class. Being the largest producer of denim fabric and apparel has helped in the penetration of the denim apparel in China.  A  report by USFDA brings out various aspects of the patterns of consumption of denim apparel in China. Because of smaller housing in ...Read More

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Bangladesh is a major exporter of denim jeans to EU27. Being low priced and with special and indefinite duty free and quota free access under ‘Everything but arms’  initiative to EU , Bangladesh continues to dominate the EU denim import business.  Currently, it has about 19% share of the denim jeans import market in EU27 countries. Lets have a look at the figures of imports of denim jeans from Bangladesh for the last 10 years . Year Total Denim Jeans (million pcs) Value ...Read More

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