In this report, we will have a look at the  imports of denim fabrics into US for the last  four  years ie from the year 2005 to 2008 . As you will note from the report, the imports had peaked in the year 2005 when the premium denim trend had caught on very strongly resulting in a increase in jeans manufacturing activity in the US. The following two years –2006 and 2007 show a fall in imports which indicates that the US denim mills caught up a little with the Italian and ...Read More

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[caption id="attachment_474" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Report on denim consumption in US 2008"][/caption] A report by CottonInc brings out the latest facts and trends in the jeans consumption in the US. It corroborates our previous report that the consumption and imports of Jeans in the US in 2008 was about 5% more than that in 2007. Here are some interesting facts from the report: a) US consumers:Own about 15 denim garments each on an average. Out of these are 7 pairs of ...Read More

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The appreciation of the Rupee against the USD has taken its toll on the exports of all textile and apparel products from India. There has been a general fall in exports of apparel items across the board.. Lets have a look at how the rupee appreciation has affected the exports of Mens and Boys jeans from India to USA.. I have also taken comparative figures from Bangladesh to see how it fares vis-a-vis India.. Exports of Mens/Boys jeans from India and Bangladesh to USA in 2006 and ...Read More

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It may be interesting to see how much Japan exports to the US and the EU. I did an analysis and here are the results.The results are not very surprising because exports to both the markets show some similar trends. The year 2004 & 2005 have been the best for exports to both EU and US. Though for exports to US , 2006 has also been the best The prices have been more or less stable over a period of time . In EU also the prices /kg have been more or less stable and so is the case in US. ...Read More

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Everyone knows that the US denim industry has been sliding continuously due to rising costs due to which the US denim is becoming uncompetitive. But while this is true for the competition coming from the Asian countries, where does US stand against the EU ? EU fabric is not cheap and the American fabric should be able to compete with them. But it does not …. US Denim fabric loses out to the denim from EU on fashion. The US denim mills are not fashion oriented and are not able to compete ...Read More

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Here is a list of tariff schedule for import of denim fabrics into the EU from various countries of the world. Import Tariffs in Eu for Denim Fabric (HS Code -520942) Country Tariff Pref. Code Argentina 6.40% SPGL Bangladesh 0% SPGA Brazil 6.40% SPGL Cambodia 0% SPGA China 8% Colombia 0% SPGE Dominican Republic 0% LOMA Egypt 0% EG Hong ...Read More

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