US has a number of special programmes which provide duty free and other benefits to regions for exporting of various textile and apparel items into US. These programmes are many – eg AGOA Act , Andean Act, CBTPA Act,DR- Cafta Act , NAFTA and other special arrangements that US has with countries like Israel, Jordan etc. How are these special regions performing in comparison to each other when it comes to exporting denim apparel to US in 2010 and 2011 . And how are individual countries within these pacts performing . It is also interesting to see that some countries which are covered under special import programmes are also making shipments to US which are not covered under these programmes – which means that they are doing these shipments outside the programmes and without any duty benefits – just to increase the share of their market in US.
Exports of Denim Apparel to US Under Special Programmes : 2010 -2011
|
Programme Name |
Country |
2010 (Value in ‘000 USD) |
2011 (Value in’000 ‘ USD) |
Percentage Change |
|
AGOA (excluding GSP) |
Lesotho |
88,353 |
110,800 |
25.40% |
|
Kenya |
31,206 |
31,091 |
-0.40% |
|
|
Mauritius |
25,183 |
18,061 |
-28.30% |
|
|
Swaziland |
9,699 |
13,643 |
40.70% |
|
|
South Africa |
1 |
0 |
-39.90% |
|
|
Madagascar |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Botswana |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Tanzania |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Ghana |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Malawi |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
. |
Uganda |
258 |
0 |
-100.00% |
|
Subtotal – AGOA (excluding GSP) |
154,700 |
173,596 |
12.20% |
|
|
Andean Act (ATPA) |
Colombia |
69,609 |
9,457 |
-86.40% |
|
. |
Bolivia |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
. |
Ecuador |
10 |
0 |
-100.00% |
|
. |
Peru |
713 |
0 |
-100.00% |
|
Subtotal – Andean Act (ATPA) |
70,333 |
9,457 |
-86.60% |
|
|
Australia- U.S. |
Australia |
5 |
18 |
296.30% |
|
Bahrain-U.S. |
Bahrain |
2,793 |
1,832 |
-34.40% |
|
CBTPA |
Dominican Rep |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Nicaragua |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Jamaica |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
El Salvador |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Haiti |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Costa Rica |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Guyana |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Guatemala |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Honduras |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Belize |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Subtotal – CBTPA |
0 |
0 |
% |
|
|
Chile- U.S. |
Chile |
4,090 |
1 |
-100.00% |
|
DR-CAFTA |
Nicaragua |
55,321 |
105,906 |
91.40% |
|
Guatemala |
62,718 |
70,275 |
12.00% |
|
|
Dominican Rep |
12,207 |
13,714 |
12.40% |
|
|
Honduras |
8,387 |
1,484 |
-82.30% |
|
|
El Salvador |
13 |
2 |
-83.70% |
|
|
Subtotal – DR-CAFTA |
138,645 |
191,382 |
38.00% |
|
|
Israel- U.S. |
Israel |
2 |
1 |
-62.60% |
|
Jordan-U.S. |
Jordan |
49,094 |
54,111 |
10.20% |
|
Morocco- U.S. |
Morocco |
5,446 |
873 |
-84.00% |
|
NAFTA |
Mexico |
986,151 |
1,082,761 |
9.80% |
|
. |
Canada |
9,372 |
2,893 |
-69.10% |
|
Subtotal – NAFTA |
995,524 |
1,085,654 |
9.10% |
|
|
Without Programme |
China |
1,346,199 |
1,226,658 |
-8.90% |
|
Bangladesh |
404,314 |
405,960 |
0.40% |
|
|
Cambodia |
178,083 |
173,006 |
-2.90% |
|
|
Vietnam |
150,975 |
157,542 |
4.40% |
|
|
Pakistan |
132,141 |
138,555 |
4.90% |
|
|
Indonesia |
62,185 |
72,956 |
17.30% |
|
|
Sri Lanka |
67,260 |
59,661 |
-11.30% |
|
|
Italy |
46,649 |
42,696 |
-8.50% |
|
|
Nicaragua |
37,770 |
42,257 |
11.90% |
|
|
India |
42,405 |
41,110 |
-3.10% |
|
|
Philippines |
45,121 |
31,706 |
-29.70% |
|
|
Colombia |
3,090 |
30,158 |
876.00% |
|
|
Mexico |
30,459 |
29,540 |
-3.00% |
|
|
Tunisia |
15,551 |
19,939 |
28.20% |
|
|
Haiti |
16,576 |
17,634 |
6.40% |
|
|
Subtotal – Without program |
2,578,779 |
2,489,379 |
-3.50% |
|
|
Oman-U.S. |
Oman |
2 |
67 |
2913.50% |
|
Peru-U.S. |
Peru |
862 |
1,362 |
58.00% |
|
Singapore- U.S. |
Singapore |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
W. Bank, Gaza & Qualifying Ind Zones |
Egypt |
187,805 |
190,141 |
1.20% |
|
Jordan |
291 |
76 |
-73.80% |
|
|
Gaza Strip |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
|
Subtotal W. Bank, Gaza & Qualifying Ind Zones |
188,096 |
190,217 |
1.10% |
|
|
Subtotal |
4,188,370 |
4,197,950 |
0.20% |
|
|
All Other: |
55,824 |
44,247 |
-20.70% |
|
|
Total |
4,244,193 |
4,242,196 |
0.00% |
|
| Under Special Programmes | 39.24% | 41.32% | ||
| Without Any Programme | 60.76% | 58.68% |
As we can see from the table above, there is almost no change when we see the value of the imports to USA including the special programmes. The exports under special programmes has risen by a few % points whereas those without any programmes have gone down . The shipments under various special programmes is about 40% and without these programmes is about 60% .
Let’s see the values in terms of quantities
Export of denim apparel quantities from various special regions to USA
|
Programme Name |
Country |
2010 (million pcs) |
2011 (million pcs) |
Percentage Change |
|
AGOA (excluding GSP) |
Lesotho |
15.6 |
15.8 |
1.30% |
|
Kenya |
6.4 |
4.9 |
-23.40% |
|
|
Mauritius |
2.5 |
1.6 |
-34.00% |
|
|
Swaziland |
2.0 |
2.3 |
15.70% |
|
|
South Africa |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-70.00% |
|
|
Madagascar |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Botswana |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Tanzania |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Ghana |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Malawi |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Uganda |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-100.00% |
|
| Sub-Total AGOA | 26.60 | 24.70 | -7.17% | |
|
Andean Act (ATPA) |
Colombia |
6.5 |
0.8 |
-88.00% |
|
Bolivia |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Ecuador |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-100.00% |
|
|
Peru |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-100.00% |
|
| Sub- Total Andean | 6.6 | 0.8 | -88% | |
|
Australia- US |
Australia |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Bahrain-US |
Bahrain |
0.6 |
0.2 |
-60.60% |
|
Chile- US |
Chile |
0.5 |
0.0 |
-100.00% |
|
DR-CAFTA |
Nicaragua |
9.5 |
14.9 |
56.50% |
|
Guatemala |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.50% |
|
|
Dominican Rep |
1.3 |
1.2 |
-3.70% |
|
|
Honduras |
1.8 |
0.4 |
-76.80% |
|
|
El Salvador |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-73.10% |
|
| Sub Total DR-CAFTA | 17.40 | 21.55 | 23.86 | |
|
Israel- US |
Israel |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-66.70% |
|
Jordan-US |
Jordan |
6.8 |
6.4 |
-5.70% |
|
Morocco- US |
Morocco |
0.3 |
0.0 |
-82.40% |
|
NAFTA |
Mexico |
128.5 |
124.8 |
-2.90% |
|
Canada |
0.3 |
0.1 |
-65.90% |
|
| Sub-Total NAFTA | 131.3 | 124.9 | -5% | |
|
No program |
China |
192.2 |
150.6 |
-21.60% |
|
Bangladesh |
82.3 |
65.8 |
-20.00% |
|
|
Cambodia |
24.5 |
20.5 |
-16.20% |
|
|
Vietnam |
22.4 |
19.5 |
-12.70% |
|
|
Pakistan |
21.6 |
17.8 |
-17.60% |
|
|
Indonesia |
9.8 |
9.6 |
-2.70% |
|
|
Sri Lanka |
9.4 |
7.0 |
-24.80% |
|
|
Italy |
1.7 |
1.5 |
-11.90% |
|
|
Nicaragua |
9.8 |
9.2 |
-6.60% |
|
|
India |
5.8 |
4.7 |
-18.40% |
|
|
Philippines |
5.3 |
3.6 |
-33.10% |
|
|
Colombia |
0.2 |
2.5 |
1053.00% |
|
|
Mexico |
3.1 |
2.6 |
-15.10% |
|
|
Tunisia |
0.5 |
0.6 |
13.70% |
|
|
Haiti |
2.2 |
1.8 |
-21.50% |
|
| Sub Total : No Programme |
390.77 |
317.24 | -18.82% | |
|
All Other: |
12.1 |
3.5 |
-43.30% |
|
|
Oman-US |
Oman |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Peru-US |
Peru |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
Singapore- US |
Singapore |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
W Bank, Gaza & Qualifying Ind Zones |
Egypt |
27.4 |
22.4 |
-18.40% |
|
Jordan |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-43.00% |
|
|
Gaza Strip |
0.0 |
0.0 |
N/A |
|
|
Subtotal W Bank, Gaza & Qualifying Ind Zones |
27.5 |
22.4 |
-22.76% |
|
|
Total Quantity (in Million pcs) |
611.95 |
521.84 |
-14.72% |
|
| % Under special Programmes | 36.15% | 39.23% | ||
| % Without Programmes | 63.85% | 60.79% |
In terms of quantity , we can see that the shipments under special programmes have increased by about 3% at the expense of non-programmes countries. The total shpments of denim apparel to US has however fallen by about 14% in 2011 as compared to 2010. This is substantial and tells the situation of the US market.
Some regions like Colombia, Mexico and Nicaragua are worth noting because these regions are making shipments under both special programmes and without. The shipments made without the programmes indicates that the countries can buy fabrics from anywhere and ship to US – thus indicating a market for fabrics from areas outside the special regions.
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