EU has slapped, effective from 1st May 2013, a duty of 26% in addition to 12% existing duty on women’s jeans from USA  taking the total  duty to 38%. The increased duties come from the EU’s World Trade Organization dispute with the United States over the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, also known as the Byrd Amendment.This duty rate hike on jeans and other U.S. exports is a continuation of sanctions authorized by the World Trade Organization in retaliation for the ...Read More

We had previously published a report on the H & M suppliers in 5 countries . In this report we are further publishing details on the approved suppliers in other countries including India, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Korea, Sri Lanka, Italy, Poland and Tunisia . Details on about 145 companies and their 220+ factories are given in this report which is in the form of an excel sheet  which can be downloaded . Rest of the report is visible to our paid subscribers. In case you wish ...Read More

H & M is one of the largest and the fastest growing retailers around the world.  Established in 1947 by  Erling Persson , H &M brings fashion to women, men , teenagers and children. With over 150 in house designers, the retail group is focusing on not only develop great designs , but also sustainable chain of design, manufacturing and product handling both for the people and the environment. With a turnover of about US$21.5 billion in 2012, it is ahead of Gap Inc and is on fast ...Read More

Japan is one of the important countries in the world – both for denim fabric and apparel production as well as for denim consumption. In this report, we will provide the following details on the Japanese market: Production of denim fabrics in Japan – capacities and actual estimated production in 2011 Fabric exported and and consumed in the same year Denim apparel production in Japan –2011 and  Imports . The net consumption of jeans in million pcs . A note on history of denim in ...Read More

Here  is a report on Chinese denim brands market . It explains the main tiers of denim brands market in China. Also is given a list of  TOP 10 Denim brands in China. There is an analysis of  the structure of brand consumer groups for different tiers. Also some details on volume of production of denim in some imp regions of China.  Denim brands market in  China’s domestic market, is mainly divided into Rest of the report is visible to our paid subscribers. In ...Read More

In this special report we are providing the list of Levi’s approved factories for various apparel including denim , knits and other products from countries like Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria , Cambodia, Colombia , Dominican Republic and Egypt. The details of these factories are in the form of an excel sheet which can be downloaded by our subscribing members. Rest of the report is visible to our paid subscribers. In case you wish to contact us for more info at , send email at ...Read More

In this report we are providing the list of  over 70  Levi’s approved factories in China . These factories produce various kinds of apparel products for Levi’s and other brands including denim. Some washing laudries are also included .  Details on their addresses are given along with phones and emails/websites/contacts at many places. The factories are from provinces like Guandong, Zhejiang, Shandong, Jiangsu besides others. The details are in form of an excel sheet which can be ...Read More

Denim is one of the single largest product category in textiles and it is worn almost in every country around the world. The production also takes place in a number of countries where a large number of small and big mills ensure that this desirable fabric is woven and supplied for conversion into garments. Though the mills are spread out in every nook and corner of this world , there are some large corporations which have made their name as not only large but very reputed producers of denim. ...Read More

We had previously published a report – 18 Chinese Denim Brands – for the benefit of our subscribers. Here is another list of 16 brands from China/Hong Kong which covers most of the famous local regional brands in this region.  The report basic details on these brands including address , contact/website/email and a  brief description. Rest of the report is visible to our paid subscribers. In case you wish to contact us for more info at , send email at ...Read More

UK is an important market for high fashion denim apparel and jeans. It is estimated that the per capita consumption of denim jeans in UK is over 1.2 jeans per annum. There are a large number of stores in UK and while many of them import jeans directly , others deal with importers based in UK who buy overseas and sell to them . Thus the purchase is indirect. We are listing here 10 importers of denim apparel into UK who are regularly importing men’s and women’s jeans from around the ...Read More