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  • Imports of Japanese Denim into EU from 1999-2006

    Lets have a look at the import figures of Japanese denim into EU over a period of 7 years from 1999 to 2006

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    YEAR Import Value(Million Euros) Quantity(100 kgs) Value/Kg (Euros)
    1999 9.96 9895 10.06
    2000 5.19 4847 10.72
    2001 2.80 2504 11.19
    2002 3.56 4637 7.68
    2003 5.66 6035 9.38
    2004 14.37 15811 9.09
    2005 14.49 14357 10.09
    2006 8.98 9120 9.85

         TOTAL IMPORT  : About USD 65 million
    over 7 years          

    Source : Eurostat       

        

    Now what are the trends that we notice?

    Years 1999 to 2001 : the exports from Japan fell continously.
    Years 2002 and 2003: the exports increased at a good rate.
    Years 2004 : exports increased exponentially.
    Year 2005 : maintained the sales of 2004
    Year 2006 : again witnessed a fall in exports

    The hype for the Japanese denim started to surface in 2003 -2004 when Premium denim labels were starting to become a craze in the US and it EU. Japanese denim became a byword for many of these labels. Hence we see a great surge in the exports from Japan.
    However, in 2006, the downtrend has begun and it remains to be seen whether it continues in 2007 also. The figures of the growth of Premium denim labels market in the US and EU seems to growing at a slower pace in 2006 than in 2005 and hence it is affecting the market.

    Also, an important fact is that the Japanese labels are themselves becoming stronger and consuming more denim locally. Brands like Evisu, have developed a large fan following in the US and EU and hence more of Jeans made from these denims is being exported to these countries.

    Prices: The prices are given in Euros/kg and look to be more or less stable over a 7 year period except in 2002 when they were at their lowest. However, a better picture may emerge when we see the prices in Euros/mtr (we shall be providing that shortly).

  • US Jeanswear Industry facts

    Here are some quick facts of the US denim industry :

    2006 US Jeans sales     : USD 15.8 billion
    % of total apparel sales : 12.7% (thats a lot isn’t it?)
    Premium denim as % of total Jeans sales : 4.3% in 2006
    Growth of Premium denim sales in 2006 : 23% !
    Average price of jeans purchased by 19-24 years old : USD 32.88
    Average price of Jeans purchased by 25-34 years old : USD 28.29
    Average pairs of jeans with the US women : 8.1 and they wear it 4.19 times a week .. WHEW..

  • Export of W/G Jeans from India to EU 2000 to 2006

    I have previously given the figures of the exports of M/B Denim trousers from India into EU.
    Now, the figures for Women/Girls Cotton Denim Trousers are given below.
    These figures clearly show some trends and we can have a look at them

    EXPORT OF W/G JEANS FROM INDIA TO EU 2000-2006

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    YEAR Units Exported Value in Euros Price/Jeans (Euros)
    2000 563592 4478589 7.9
    2001 1351961 9467001 7
    2002 1915561 14016407 7.3
    2003 1215116 9451086 7.7
    2004 802137 5211775 6.4
    2005 3037462 15975346 5.2
    2006 2894183 17257882 5.9

    From the above we can see some trends clearly.
    1. Pre 2005 year(quota period) - the prices were much better than post quota.
    2.Post 2005 - the volumes have jumped up substantially - but only in 2005.
    3.2006 has been a stagnant year in terms of growth in exports. Though the prices have improved in 2006 - which maybe partly due to usage of better quality of fabrics in the Trousers as the basic denims are not much in demand.

    Lesson for Indian exporters : The opening of quota has made things more competitive and the exporters have to compete with countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam etc and the prices will not be so easy to achieve as that in the quota period.

  • Import of M/B Jeans from India and Bangladesh into EU

    Its very interesting to compare the import figures for 6 years of Men/Boys Jeans into EU from two South-Asian countries -India and Bangladesh..First lets see the figures and then we will discuss the same

    YEAR .. INDIA .. BANGLADESH
    2000 .. 377718.. 11710979
    2001 .. 617787.. 18325115
    2002 .. 921928.. 21693769
    2003 .. 538237.. 29984007
    2004 .. 411354.. 39949584
    2005 .. 1599732.. 42292334
    2006 .. 3350670.. 52180749
    Total 7.81 million 112.29million

    Its amazing to see how much ahead Bangladesh is in terms of exports of M/B Jeans to EU. In the year 2000, Bangladesh exported about 11.7 million pieces of jeans . This figure is far above the figure of export of jeans from India in the year 2006 !! – which is 3.3million..
    The total exports from Bangladesh from the year 2000 to 2006 have been about 112 million pieces whereas the total from India is about 7.8 million..Though we can understand the period till 2004 when the quota restricted the exports from India . However, the period after that shows that : 1) India is not probably competitive when compared to Bangladesh and is unable to get the volume orders. 2)The infrastructure required for this volume of exports is still not available in India..

    It will probably take another 4-5 years by which India will come somewhere close to Bangladesh in terms of exports of Jeans to EU …

  • Denim imports into US and exports to US from EU

    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 with the EU on this count. Specially fabrics from countries like Italy has been making its mark in the US with niche high street brands going for either Japanese Denim or the Italian denim fabrics. The figures below will tell the story:

    Imports of Denim from USA in EU25
    Year Kgs Amount(Euro) Linear Mtrs Av.Price(Euro/kg) Av.Price(Euro/Mtr)
    2000 12155100 69153986 17364429 5.69 3.98
    2001 12826500 72871055 18323571 5.68 3.98
    2002 11576500 66774079 16537857 5.77 4.04
    2003 6162600 31563427 9480923 5.12 3.33
    2004 729000 3263745 1121538 4.48 2.91
    2005 181900 754907 279846 4.15 2.7
    63108165
    Total Imp. from USA = Approx 63 million mtrs
    Exports to USA = from EU25
    Year Kgs Amount(Euro) Linear Mtrs Av.Price(Euro/kg) Av.Price(Euro/Mtr)
    2000 3315900 17394492 4737000 5.25 3.67
    2001 1893600 17664059 2705143 9.33 6.53
    2002 2471500 24918142 3530714 10.08 7.06
    2003 2949000 25715051 4536923 8.72 5.67
    2004 5332000 45405347 8203077 8.52 5.54
    2005 5169400 45306088 7952923 8.76 5.7
    31665780
    Total Exp. to USA = Approx. 32 million mtrs

    Major points to note :
    a)Till the year 2000, EU and the US were almost neck to neck in terms of the prices of their fabrics.However, US was leading by a big margin in volumes.
    b)The graph of USA started to fall from the year 2003 – when both prices and volumes fell sharply.
    c)When we come to the year 2005 , we find that the US exports have become almost a trickle and even with these small volumes , the prices are less than 50% of that of EU prices.
    d)However, EU has not been able to achieve the kind of volume exports that US was able to do in previous years – mainly because EU deals more in fashion items which are used in smaller quantities.

  • Denim Exports to EU and Imports from EU into Turkey

    Turkey has been gaining in strength in terms of its denim industry over the last 5 years. It has replaced some Asian countries in terms of its importance for this product for EU.
    Turkey has not only created a big denim production base, but it has become an important Conversion base – where denim is imported from EU for conversion into garments which are re-exported. Some of these garments also find their way into the local market which is quality concious and fashion oriented..
    What is most surprising is that if we see the figures of Exports from Denim into EU and Imports of Denim into Turkey from EU, we will find that the cumulative figure of Denim Imports into Turkey exceeds that of exports from Turkey!. However, if we only see the year 2005 , we will find that exports from Turkey have increased substantially, indicating that the increase in production base and lowered prices were helping it to export more to the EU.
    Another surprising point to note is that the average prices of importsof denim into EU from Turkey have been higher that of exports to Turkey from EU. The reason for the same is a lot of seconds fabrics from EU gets imported into Turkey and that reduces the average prices.Secondly, lot of denim from Asian countries finds its way into EU and through EU into Turkey(because of certain limitations of imports directly into EU).The prices of this fabric is generally much lower. This also reduces the average prices of fabrics going to Turkey from EU. Seethe interesting figures below:

    Imports of Denim from Turkey in EU25
    Year Kgs Amount(Euro) Linear Mtrs Av.Price(Euro/kg) Av.Price(Euro/Mtr)
    2000 9705800 64452320 13865429 6.64 4.65
    2001 15894700 110765207 22706714 6.97 4.88
    2002 12557500 96453733 17939286 7.68 5.38
    2003 11677200 75792432 17964923 6.49 4.22
    2004 17753500 109013704 27313077 6.14 3.99
    2005 17513800 105435532 26944308 6.02 3.91
    126733736
    Total Imp. from Turkey = Approx 126 million mtrs
    Exports to Turkey from EU25
    Year Kgs Amount(Euro) Linear Mtrs Av.Price(Euro/kg) Av.Price(Euro/Mtr)
    2000 11664800 63751723 16664000 5.47 3.83
    2001 15640700 97620439 22343857 6.24 4.37
    2002 24634000 145474562 35191429 5.91 4.13
    2003 17356400 86188188 26702154 4.97 3.23
    2004 18482600 89748643 28434769 4.86 3.16
    2005 10240900 58456436 15755231 5.71 3.71
    Total Exp. to Turkey = Approx. 145 million mtrs

    Source:Eurostat

    And as we have seen before in the case of exports from India and Pakistan, the year 2001 was the best year for exports of denim to EU. Year 2005 has shown some improvements , but the average prices are nowhere near the prices that existed at that time.

  • Denim fabric imports into EU from Pakistan (2000-2006)

    Pakistan has over a period of time become an important exporter of denim fabrics to EU. Though exporters from Pakistan is more focused on exporting the Denim Garments to EU, still their exports of Denim fabrics are also substantial. I have compiled the details of the exports from Pakistan of the Denim Fabrics into EU over a period of 6 years – from 2000 to 2006. This gives a fair idea to understand in which direction these exports are directed..

    Year KGs Euros Linear Mtrs Price(Euro/mtr) Price(Euro/kg)
    2000 2627200 9678028 3753143 2.58 3.68
    2001 4133200 16743736 5904571 2.84 4.05
    2002 6086400 24608690 8694857 2.83 4.04
    2003 4281400 13033102 6116286 2.13 3.04
    2004 4768900 15400309 7336769 2.10 3.23
    2005 4348900 13780881 6690615 2.06 3.17
    2006 3076500 10210064 4733077 2.16 3.32
    43229319
    Source:Comext

    Note : The denim imports shown above are covered under the HS code 520942.

    The following trends can be noticed(which were there even in the figures for exports of denim from India) :
    a)Year 2002 was the best year in terms of quanities exported and the average prices.
    b)Year 2003 shows a steep fall in the prices .
    c)Year 2006 shows slight improvement in prices over 2005     . However, the volumes are continuously falling – showing that the market for the fabrics in EU is DYING.

    A total volume of about 43 million mtrs over a period of 6 years? Not a very big volume I believe..

  • Denim imports into EU from India (2000-2006)

    EU has always been an important market for the exporters of Denim Fabrics from India. The denim exports have seen many good days when the volumes and prices were good and other times when the prices and volumes have not been so good.

    Lets analyze the years from 2000 to 2006 and see how India has been doing in terms of exports of denim into EU.
    The data below shows the imports of denim into EU15 and EU25 separately . It can be easily seen tha the best year for exports of denim into EU from India was 2001 and the worst has been 2006.

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    DENIM IMPORTS FROM INDIA INTO EU (2000-2006)          
      Imports(kgs) Import Value(Euros) Euros/kg Linear Mtrs(approx.) Price(Euros/mtr approx.)
    2000 5387300 16188216 3 7696143 2.1
    2001 14566300 47779142 3.28 20809000 2.3
    2002 10763400 44381375 4.12 15376286 2.89
    2003 5085700 17054902 3.35 8476167 2.01
    2004 5203500 17413044 3.35 8672500 2.01
    2005 5207700 18371301 3.53 8679500 2.12
    2006 3508300 12590578 3.59 5847167 2.15
            75556763  
            Total - Approx 75.5 million metres  
    DENIM IMPORTS FROM INDIA INTO EU 25 (2000-2006)          
      Imports(kgs) Import Value(Euros) Euros/kg Linear Mtrs(approx.) Price(Euros/mtr approx.)
    2000 6137900 19713872 3.21 10229833 1.93
    2001 15758700 54045631 3.43 26264500 2.06
    2002 12099000 51190656 4.23 20165000 2.54
    2003 6219300 24072030 3.87 10365500 2.32
    2004 5902200 20185673 3.42 9837000 2.05
    2005 5761100 20479804 3.55 9601833 2.13
    2006 3971600 14270219 3.59 6619333 2.16
            93082999  
            Total- Approx. 93 million mtrs  

    Source:Eurostat

    Some clear trends emerge :
    a)The year 2001 was the best in terms of volumes of exports.
    b)Year 2002 was the best in terms of prices
    c)Prices have improved in 2005 and 2006 but the volumes have gone down - the reason is the reduced exports of basic fabrics and increase in fabrics like Ring Spun etc which are costly. However, they are not giving volumes to India since countries like Turkey and Brazil are capturing the same.
    One more thing which clearly emerges is that EU IS NOT A VERY IMPORTANT MARKET FOR DIRECT EXPORTS OF DENIM esp as seen in the last two year's volumes.However, the EU still remains important because of important decision makers(buyers) of various brands sitting there, who may get their orders shipped outside of EU.

  • EU Imports Tariffs for Denim Fabrics from all major countries

    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 Kong 8%
    India 8%
    Indonesia 6.40% SPGL
    Israel 0% IL
    Jordan 0% JO
    Japan 8%
    Kazakhastan 6.40% SPGL
    Kuwait 6.40% SPGL
    Lebanon 0% LB
    Madagascar 0% LOMA
    Nepal 0% SPGA
    Pakistan 6.40% SPGL e
    Philippines 6.40% SPGL
    Russia 6.40% SPGL
    South Africa 0% ZA
    South Korea 8%
    Sri Lanka 0% SPGE
    Tajikistan 6.40% SPGL
    Taiwan 8%
    Thailand 6.40% SPGL
    Tunisia 0% TN
    Turkey 0% TR
    Turkmenistan 6.40% SPGL
    Ukraine 6.40% SPGL
    UAE 6.40% SPGL
    Uzbekistan 6.40% SPGL
    Vietnam 6.40% SPGL

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  • US Imports of Denim Fabrics In The Years- 2005 & 2006

      2005 (sq.m) 2006(sq.mtr) 2005(lin.mtrs) 2006(lin.mtrs).    
    World 58270131 45273018 38.34 29.78    
    Indonesia 801880 240736 0.53 0.16    
    India 621508 1264583 0.41 0.83    
    Hong Kong 7160224 1677064 4.71 1.1    
    Turkey 4053331 3341844 2.67 2.2    
    Mexico 13999399 4653123 9.21 3.06    
    Japan 5182921 5101084 3.41 3.36    
    Taiwan 7280733 5954411 4.79 3.92    
    Italy 9616660 10174997 6.33 6.69    
    China 7439616 11294603 4.89 7.43    
             

    Note: The Sq.mtr quantities have been converted to the Linear mtrs by a conversion of 1.52 mtr width.

    The imports of denim fabrics into the US is understandably showing southward signs due to continuous reduction in garmenting activity in the US. With a total imports of about 29 million metres, the fall is of the tune of about 30%. This trend has been growing since late 1990s and is expected to continue so.

    The biggest loser has been Mexico, which witnessed more than 60% fall in exports. Also Hongkong witnessed more than 75% fall in exports , but exports from China showed an increase of more than 50% – which perhaps shows that more exports of Chinese fabrics is being made directly rather than through Hong Kong.

    India also showed some improvement on a small base of less than half a million metres .But this hardly makes a difference to a large exporter country like India

    Italy, which had been going very strong on exports of denim fabric to US niche brands , maintained its volumes .