Japan is one of the most inspiring country when it comes to denim. The way the Japanese have gone deep into creating their own stamp on denim in the last 5-6 decades is marvelous. This gives the local grown Japanese denim a special flavor and touch.
However, not many people know that Japan is also the third largest importer of jeans globally after EU and US. with approx 175-180 million jeans imported in a year. This is because, though Japanese have some good local production, the same are much more expensive and many retailers and brands import their jeans from overseas.
In the current report , we will see how much Japan has imported from different countries – with prices, quantities etc. Some of the important countries include China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey etc.
| Contents |
| Table and Graphs showing Jeans Imported and Average Price for the year 2017 with country name , price etc |
| Table and Graphs showing Jeans Imported and Average Price for the year 2018 |
| Table and Graphs showing Jeans Imported and Average Price for the year 2019 |
| Table and Graphs showing Jeans Imported during 2017-19 along with projection. |
| Table and Graphs showing Average Price of Jeans Imported during 2017-19 |
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2017
If we look at 2017, we that almost 180 million pcs of jeans were imported into Japan from around the world with over 56% share coming from China followed by Bangladesh and Cambodia. The prices from China have been around USD 9 while for other major destinations have been mainly less than this though Vietnam has been costlier.
|
Country |
Imported Jeans (No.) |
Average Price(USD/No.) |
% Share |
|
China |
101,794,840 |
9.0 |
56.7 |
|
Bangladesh |
24,265,453 |
8.1 |
13.5 |
|
Cambodia |
17,954,251 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
|
Vietnam |
12,840,904 |
11.9 |
7.2 |
|
Indonesia |
7,491,067 |
9.6 |
4.2 |
|
Myanmar |
5,296,932 |
6.5 |
3.0 |
|
India |
2,617,632 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
|
Pakistan |
1,802,570 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
|
Turkey |
1,273,168 |
20.6 |
0.7 |
|
Sri Lanka |
1,065,622 |
10.8 |
0.6 |
|
Others |
3,011,288 |
44.2 |
1.7 |
|
Total |
179,413,727 |
– |
– |
2018
IN 2018, we see a good fall in share of jeans from China to about 50% while that of Bangladesh,Cambodia and Vietnam rises . Not much difference in prices though.
|
Country |
Imported Jeans (No.) |
Average Price(USD/No.) |
% Share |
|
China |
90,569,496 |
9.1 |
50.3 |
|
Bangladesh |
30,116,493 |
7.3 |
16.7 |
|
Cambodia |
20,121,497 |
8.2 |
11.2 |
|
Vietnam |
15,361,133 |
10.9 |
8.5 |
|
Indonesia |
7,610,495 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
|
Myanmar |
6,752,420 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
|
India |
3,068,551 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
|
Pakistan |
1,708,718 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
|
Sri Lanka |
1,000,967 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
|
Turkey |
976,382 |
20.0 |
0.5 |
|
Others |
2,802,448 |
47.3 |
1.6 |
|
Total |
180,088,600 |
– |
– |
2019 till august
In 2019 we again see a further fall in imports from China with the 8 month share being about 47% while again we see a rise in share of Bangladesh. Share of even countries like Turkey falls as they reduce their exports to Japan. Myanmar is one of unpredicatable exporters where the numbers keep on changing each year – though by year end we think it will cross its 2018 figures.
|
Country |
Imported Jeans (No.) |
Average Price(USD/No) |
% Share |
|
China |
55,479,652 |
9.3 |
47.7 |
|
Bangladesh |
21,741,670 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
|
Cambodia |
12,817,905 |
8.4 |
11 |
|
Vietnam |
8,934,617 |
12.1 |
7.7 |
|
Indonesia |
5,469,567 |
9.3 |
4.7 |
|
Myanmar |
4,506,213 |
7.5 |
3.9 |
|
India |
3,081,578 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
|
Pakistan |
1,080,083 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
|
Sri Lanka |
697,264 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
|
Turkey |
633,853 |
18.7 |
0.5 |
|
Others |
1,873,743 |
48.6 |
1.6 |
|
Total |
116,316,145 |
– |
– |
Combined Import 2017 – 2019
|
Country |
2017 |
2018 |
2019(Jan to Aug) |
Projected 2019 |
|
China |
101,794,840 |
90,569,496 |
55,479,652 |
83,219,478 |
|
Bangladesh |
24,265,453 |
30,116,493 |
21,741,670 |
32,612,505.00 |
|
Cambodia |
17,954,251 |
20,121,497 |
12,817,905 |
19,226,858 |
|
Vietnam |
12,840,904 |
15,361,133 |
8,934,617 |
13,401,925.50 |
|
Indonesia |
7,491,067 |
7,610,495 |
5,469,567 |
8,204,350.50 |
|
Myanmar |
5,296,932 |
6,752,420 |
4,506,213 |
6,759,319.50 |
|
India |
2,617,632 |
3,068,551 |
3,081,578 |
4,622,367 |
|
Pakistan |
1,802,570 |
1,708,718 |
1,080,083 |
1,620,124.50 |
|
Turkey |
1,273,168 |
976,382 |
633,853 |
950,779.50 |
|
Sri Lanka |
1,065,622 |
1,000,967 |
697,264 |
1,045,896 |
|
Others |
3,011,288 |
2,802,448 |
1,873,743 |
2,810,614.50 |
|
Total |
179,413,727 |
180,088,600 |
116,316,145 |
174,474,218 |
If we look at the chart above, we will find that the total imports of jeans into Japan is actually decreasing over last 2 years. Though there was an increase in 2018, in 2019 again we might see a fall which indicates that the imports are more or less stagnant though destinations change and also prices to some extent as shown below.
Average Price Comparison 2017 – 2019
|
Country |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
China |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
|
Bangladesh |
8.1 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
|
Cambodia |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
|
Vietnam |
11.9 |
10.9 |
12.1 |
|
Indonesia |
9.6 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
|
Myanmar |
6.5 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
|
India |
6.6 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
|
Pakistan |
9.6 |
10 |
10.3 |
|
Turkey |
20.6 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
|
Sri Lanka |
10.8 |
20 |
18.7 |
|
Others |
44.2 |
47.3 |
48.6 |
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