EU Denim Fabric Export During 2017 – 2019

Even with a continuously declining production of denim fabrics, EU still has some great denim mills who are not only selling in Europe but are also exporting their specialized fabrics around the world. We wanted to analyze the markets where such fabrics are going and to understand if some markets have some special liking for these fabrics. So we analysed the exports of denim fabrics from EU for the last 3 years and also checked the major destinations where this fabrics is being shipped. Overall it gives  a good idea about how EU denim fabrics are being used in different countries and markets.  

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EU Exports Of Denim Fabric To WORLD During 2017 – 2019

The exports of denim fabric to the World by EU has been decreasing since last  3 years . This is only to be expected as there are very few mills left in EU as many have closed down. Against a volume of about 39 million sq mtrs in 2017, only about 33 million sq mtrs were exproted in 2019 . The price remained almost the same at about Euro 3.83 – 3.90/ sq mtr. 

Country Wise Exports 

Out of the total exports of EU fabrics, we further anaylze the important markets they exported to and to understand if some markets are growing for EU fabrics. 

Exports to COLOMBIA During 2017 – 2019

The denim fabric exports by EU to COLOMBIA has seen a rise of 9.6% from 2017 to 2018 but dropped significantly in 2019. The total fabric exported was 2.5 lakhs sqm at an average price of 4.10 Euro/sqm in the year 2019. The average price at which the denim was exported in 2018 was 3.52 euro/sqm. Thus there is wide change in both quantities and prices for exports to this market. Colombia has been growing as a market and with many global companies invading the market, the prices too slashed down and EU companies found it more difficult to compete. 

Exports To JAPAN During 2017 – 2019

EU exports of denim fabrics to JAPAN is very less as compared to other important countries. The total volume exported has been decreasing continously since 2017. With very high average price of 12.67 euro/sqm , EU exported 9.903 sqm of denim fabric to JAPAN in the year 2019. It has shown a huge drop of 49.1% from 2018.

EU Exports Of Denim Fabric To MOROCCO During 2017 – 2019

Morocco is one of the high volume export destinations for EU fabrics – most of it to be converted and sent back to EU. The export of denim fabric to MOROCCO have increased a bit in 2019 with 1% increase from previous year. The average prices reduced  from 3.72 euro/sqm to 3.49 euro/sqm in the last 3 years. The total volume exported by EU in the year 2019 is approximately 5.4 million sqm at an average price of 3.49 euro/sqm.

EU Exports Of Denim Fabric To TUNISIA During 2017 – 2019

Tunisia is the largest export destination for EU fabrics for conversion to garments for reexport and the figures say so. However, inspite of it being so, the volumes to Tunisia too have fallen in last 3 years. We can see a fall of about 20% in 2019 over 2017 figures with prices also taking a nosedive. Around 8 % fall in the export can be seen from previous years.

Exports to  TURKEY During 2017 – 2019

Turkey is again an important destination where EU fabrics nominated by the European buyers are sent for conversion to garments. Also Turkey has its own local brands who buy EU fabrics for their high end collections. The exports by EU in TURKEY also declined from the past 3 years but the fall in the export was less in 2019 as compared to 2018. The export reduced to 22.3 % from 2017 to 2018 and the reduction was 9% in 2019 as compared to the previous year. The average price however saw a jump from  3.18 to 3.69 over the period of 3 years.The total volume exported in the year 2019 was approximately 4.9 million sqm.

Exports To USA During 2017 – 2019

Another decent market for EU, US high end brands have been buying EU fabrics. Minor changes were seen in the export of denim fabric to USA. EU exported around 2 million sqm of fabric in 2017 and 2018 but with a reduction of 4.5 % , the export volume was reduced to 1.9 lakhs sqm in the year 2019. The average price at which EU exported was 5.24 euos/sqm last year.

Comparative Study Of Export By EU During 2017 – 2019

From the table below, we can see a summary of important markets of European denim fabrics with their shares. Tunisia takes the major share followed by Morocco and Turkey.  The total exported volumes show a downtrend and it is expected to continue as production quantities may not increase in EU in the near foreseeable future .

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