Importers of Denim Fabrics in Colombia – Sep-Nov ’14

Further to our previous reports on Colombian denim import market, we are providing the the details of denim imported there from Sept to Nov’14. The report includes the following:

• Names of top 10  importing buyers in Colombia during this period.
• Contact details of such importers where available.
• Quantities of denim imported by them
• Prices of such denim imported .
• Top exporting countries to Colombia with their total export figures during this period.

 

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In the following table we will see the list of top importers of denim fabrics into Colombia during the period Sept-Nov’14. We list out below 10 top importers who imported denim. Also given are their quantities of imports during this period and the average prices at which they are importing. Some of these buyers imported over 4 lac meters during this period. The highest quantities were imported by Comertex S.A – over 4,67,000 mtrs. However the prices of imports were very low – about $2.2 per sq mtrs. Some of the buyers, however, managed to pay high price for their imports. Tennis S.A imported about 2,00,000 mtrs but paid prices about $6.90 (per mtr at av.150 cm width) . So the price given by each buyer varies significantly. However, we need to also keep under consideration that the Colombian currency has depreciated significantly in the last few months. Hence the price paying capacity of the buyers is also greatly reduced in dollar terms.

Details of Purchases Of Top 10 Importers

Buyer Name	Quantity Purchased (Approx.)	Cif in Usd	Avg. Price/Sq. Mtr	Avg. Price in linear mtr.(150cm width)
COMERTEX S.A	4,67,312.45	6,92,923.18	1.48	2.22
COLOMBIANA DE COMERCIO S.A	4,26,778.12	8,35,677.26	1.96	2.94
SURTIJEANS S A	3,76,715.44	4,84,528.12	1.29	1.93
STILOTEX S.A.S	3,55,324.6	7,67,194.3	2.16	3.24
PRODUCTORA DE TEXTILES DE TOCANCIPA S A TOPTEX S A	2,26,758.56	2,75,528.44	1.22	1.82
TENNIS S.A	1,94,434.63	8,94,177.57	4.60	6.90
RODRIGUEZ FRANCO Y CIA S C S ORGANIZACION NACIONAL DE COMERCIO	1,80,872.02	2,41,486.77	1.34	2.00
STF GROUP S.A	1,76,724.93	5,31,307.69	3.01	4.51
PRIMATELA S.A	1,64,128.12	4,48,862.9	2.73	4.10
C.I.EXPOFARO S. A. S	1,57,938.04	6,12,328.04	3.88	5.82

 

Some details on the buyers can be had from the list below. For more info on buyers, pl do visit our earlier reports on Colombia here, here and here to get more insights into buyer details.

COMERTEX S.A

Cra 17 Autopista Palenque Chimita No 60-170; Giron; Santander
Ph: +57-7-6760000
Website: http://www.comertex.com.co/index.php?idi=2

 

COLOMBIANA DE COMERCIO S.A

CL 11 31 A 42,BOGOTA
Ph : 57-1-3649777

 

SURTIJEANS S A

Carrera 62 # 12-30, Bogotá, Colombia

 

TENNIS S.A

Cl 39 S 26-09 Envigado Envigado, Colombia

 

RODRIGUEZ FRANCO Y CIA S C S ORGANIZACION NACIONAL DE COMERCIO

Calle 59 8 47 Bogota, 204 Colombia

Ph: +57-12127777

 

STILOTEX S.A.S

Cra 106 # 15-25, Manzan 5 Ints. 13-14

Website: http://www.stilotex.com/

 

PRODUCTORA DE TEXTILES DE TOCANCIPA S A TOPTEX S A

Cra 43 N’ 9-46, Bogota
Ph: +57-7-5663000

 

PRIMATELA S.A

Kra 63 17b 50; Bogota D.C; Bogota D.C

Ph: +57-1-4137166

 

C.I.EXPOFARO S. A. S

Cra 52 N°29A 111, local 211, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Ph: +57-4-3500030

 

Top Exporting Countries

The top exporting countries to Colombia remained China and India. However, the prices from India specifically are very low and touching almost $2 per linear mtr of 150cm. China is slightly better with over a price of $2.7 . Mexico is much better at $4.55 and the most  expensive fabrics come from Turkey and Italy. From the under mentioned 10 countries, over 4.5 million mtrs of denim fabrics were imported into Colombia. Brazil, a neighbor for Colombia , also managed to export at good prices almost similar to China. However, it is interesting to see that Pakistan gets good prices on its exports of denim fabrics compared to China, India, Brazil and even USA. At $2.58/sq mtr or $3.86/mtr , it is a decent price for export fabrics.

Top Supplying Countries During Sept.-Nov’14

Country Of Origin	Sq mtrs	CIF usd	Price	Avg Price in mtr
CHINA	1,787,115.56	3239316.89	1.81	2.72
INDIA	1,234,253.68	1674763.74	1.36	2.04
MEXICO	4,86,711.78	1476584.35	3.03	4.55
BRAZIL	3,18,620.78	593712.36	1.86	2.80
TURKEY	2,77,375	1198507.38	4.32	6.48
PAKISTAN	2,43,764.57	627879.4	2.58	3.86
ITALY	1,17,718.73	569321.7	4.84	7.25
PERU	73,332.42	116977.18	1.60	2.39
UNITED STATES	70,603.47	160031.47	2.27	3.40
GERMANY	55,118.66	210031.48	3.81	5.72

Note: We will be shortly doing an annual report on Colombia listing out the major buyers, major suppliers , their prices and other details to have a complete overview of this market.

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