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  • Japanese Imports of Denim Fabrics | 2012 and 2013

    Japan , inspite of its high costs remains an important jeans production region specifically with regard to their own consumption. Fabrics are produced in various small and large mills in Japan and used for conversion into jeans as well as exported. Some quantities are also imported from other countries like China, Korea, US, Turkey, Taiwan etc. In this report we will analyse the imports of denim fabrics into Japan in 2013 (till Sept) as compared to same period in 2012 . The contents of the report are :

    a) Quantities of denim fabric imported into Japan in 2012 and 2013 during Jan – Sept .
    b) Values  and prices of these fabrics : Perception of prices in Japan might be stereotyped and we see quite a wide range of price spectrum being covered on the fabrics imported from different origins. There is a marked difference in average prices of imports during 2012 and 2013.
    c) Exporting countries and their share in this export . We will also look at their respective av.prices of exports. They vary from very low stock prices to high value prices from some origins.  
    d)Top  exporting countries – it is interesting to see that 2-3 countries dominate the exports to Japan and have over 85% of the market. One of the countries which hardly exported any denim to Japan in 2012 , exported the second highest qty of fabrics in 2013.  
    d) Average ounce of fabric imported and ounce of fabrics from each origin country : Origin seems to be affecting the kind of fabric weights imported. The average weight of fabrics seems to be quite different for different origins . While some countries are exporting high value fabrics in 6-8oz range, others export 11oz + fabrics.
    e) Total value of denim fabric imported during this period.
    f) Graph showing relative quantities and prices in 2013 and 2012

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    Imports of Denim Fabrics into Japan, Jan-Sept 2012

    Country Sq. Mtrs Value (US$ ) Price/ Sq. Mtr (in US$) Av. Weight (in ounce) % Share of mkt.
    China 7,27,272 1,500,490 2.06 11.27oz 41%
    Indonesia 4,61,698 1,002,540 2.17 11.15oz 26%
    Taiwan 3,78,049 1,067,980 2.82 9.98oz 21.3%
    Turkey 1,15,615 5,51,430 4.77 6.62oz 6.51%
    Hong Kong 43,619 54,890 1.26 10.97oz 2.5%
    India 29,332 48,560 1.66 10.07oz 1.65%
    others…          
    Total 1,775,231
    1.77 million sq mtrs    		 4,269,880 $2.40 11.18oz  

     

    Imports of Denim Fabrics into Japan , Jan-Sept 2013

    Country Sq. Mtrs Value (US$ ) Price/ Sq. Mtr (in US$) Av. Weight (in ounce) % Share 2013 % share 2012
    China

    8,05,828

    2,039,650

    		 2.53 11.74oz 49.5% 41%
    Korea

    3,62,503

    1,611,360

    		 4.45 12.41oz 22.2%  
    Indonesia

    3,01,718

    7,02,390

    		 2.33 12.36oz 18.5% 26%
    Thailand

    62,633

    3,52,330

    		 5.63 6.58oz 3.84%  
    Turkey

    49,125

    2,54,510

    		 8.36 8.36oz 3.01% 6.5%
    Hong Kong

    28,863

    66,400

    		 2.30 9.29oz 1.77% 2.5%
    others…            
    Total

    1,627,631
    1.62 million sq mtrs

    5,132,340

    		 $3.15 11.96oz    

    Source : Japan customs, Codes of import 520942 and 521142. 1 USD taken as 100 yen

    Japan- denim imports in 2012 and 2013

    From the above two tables we can see that the quantities, values, prices of denim imported into Japan in 2012 and 2013.  The  total quantities imported into Japan were 1.77 million sq mtrs in 2012 and fell to 1.62 million sq mtrs in 2013 – almost a 8% fall. The price at which the fabrics are being imported are a surprise and show that the Japanese import market is also price sensitive and imports low priced denims mainly from China  which holds a large share of the market. While the share of Chinese exports in Japanese market was about 41% in 2012 , it rose to 49% in 2013 and the price also increased from $2.06 / sq mtr to $2.53 per sq mtr. The result of the increase of Chinese prices had a major contribution in increasing the average import prices from $2.40/sq mtr to $ 3.15/sq mtr.
    Some countries have an interesting involvement with Japanese market. While Korea had almost no exports to Japan in 2012, in 2013 it became the second largest exporter and exporting fabrics at a price of about $4.50/ sq mtr. Indonesia’s volume of exports of 4.6 lac sq mtrs fell down to 3.62 lac sq mtrs. Exporting countries like Thailand and India keep on exporting to Japan intermittently in small quantities.

    Average weight of fabrics : While the average weight of fabrics imported varies between 11 and 12oz/ sq yd for all imports , the weight of fabrics exported from different destinations varies a lot . China and Indonesia are exporting mainly 11oz  + fabrics , countries like Turkey and Thailand are exporting lower weight fabrics from 6-8oz . However, the prices from both these origins is among the highest indicating that high value fabrics are being exported from here as against low value fabrics from China, Indonesia etc. Korea exported the highest weights of fabrics of about 12.4oz . However, the average weight of 11-12oz being imported in Japan does reflect that Japan is not a market for very heavy fabrics as is sometimes believed due to many brands in Japan using fabric weights of over 18oz . 

     

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  • Important Denim Jeans Factories In South America And Their Buyers – [Subscriber Report]

    We are beginning our new report series on various important companies , buyers, suppliers and their details . This series of reports will be available to our subscribers only.

    Denim Factories In Columbia And Honduras and their buyers

    [private_special]C. I Jeans

    Carrera 53 No 77sur-120Sur La Estrella, Antioquia,Colombia
    Telephone:  (57) 3099898,(57) 3095551
    Fax/Telex:  FAX: 57-3095551
    Email :             chaenriquez@cijeans.com.co
    Website :      http://www.cijeans.com.co/

    C.I Jeans is an important denim apparel factory in Columbia. C.I Jeans was founded in 1993 and has been dedicated to the manufacturing and exporting of quality garments to international markets. It has about 4000 people employed in various operations, and a 30,000 sq meter facitlity .It enjoys the BASC certification and the WRAP certification.

    Buyers of C.I Jeans

    C.I Jeans is mainly supplying in US to the following customers :

    a) Levis Strauss : Mainly Stretch Jeans
    b)Tommy Hilfiger
    c)Polo Ralph Lauren – Polo and Chaps Childrenswear Division
    d)Chadwicks of Boston

    35 United DriveWest Bridgewater, Ma 02379 Usa
    T: 508-895-2510/(800) 544-3795
    Website: http://www.chadwicks.com/

    e)Levi’s Canada
    f)C.I Jeans     – C.I Jeans also have their own office in US to which they supply their jeans and they further supply to their customers. This office can be contacted at

    1801 Nw 82 Av35 United Drive West Bridgewater , Ph: 001-336-6325000
    Email : chaenriquez@cijeans.com.co

    Fivaro S.A

    Zip Bufalo, Edificio#32 ,Buffalo Cortes, San Pedro Sula
    Honduras, CA
    Phone: 504-2574-9330/9335
    Fax: 504-2574-9331
    Website:http://www.generalsportwear.com/contact/contact%20us.html (General Sporstwear site)

     

    Fivaro S.A is owned by General Sportswear as a production facility in Honduras. It has over 800 people working and a factory space of over 1,40,000 sq feet. Alongwith Fivaro , General Sportswear owns the Sincotex factory in Nicaragua and sources a large quantity of denim jeans and apparel from them. Both these factories can store over 4 million yards of fabrics and combined cutting capacity is about 156,000 units per week. Fivaro`s modern laundry includes Braun programmable 800 lb. and 450 lb washer/extractors, Challenge Pace Setter 400 lb driers, and a waste water pre-treatment plant. Washes include Tinting, Stone Wash, and Enzyme Wash. Fivaro`s washing capacity is 156,000 units per week.

    About General Sportswear
    General Sportwear Co., Inc. is a leading manufacturer of private brand woven bottoms in sizes ranging from Infant Boys and Girls through Young Men`s and Ladies. Our customers include JCPenney, Kohls, Belk, Bon Ton, Stage, and VF Jeanswear.
    History : General Sportwear Co., Inc. was founded in 1927 by Louis Rosenstock in Ellenville, New York. In 1951, Louis opened the first of eight sewing factories in North Carolina. General’s initial product line included knit tops, jackets, and pants. Eventually, General decided to focus exclusively on woven bottoms. When General’s private brand business experienced a tremendous growth in the late 80’s, the company began outsourcing some of its production in Central America.

    In 1993,  General opened Fivaro, a modern sewing facility in Honduras, Central America. Over the next five years, sewing was expanded, and cutting room and laundry was added. In January of 2007 General opened Sincotex, a 110,000 square foot cut and sew facility in Nicaragua. In January of 2010, General moved all of its cutting and sewing to Nicaragua and converted Fivaro into a 70,000 square foot state of the art laundry and dry finishing plant. The two factories together combine for 180,000 square feet and employ over 1,500 people. In addition to Fivaro and Sincotex, General sources product all over the world. However, jeans are mainly sourced from these two factories.

    Although the company no longer maintains any sewing production in the United States, General still owns and operates two distribution centers in North Carolina, totaling 235,000 square feet. General remains based out of Ellenville, New York, and its showroom is located in the heart of the Garment District, in New York City. General Sportswear is still owned and managed by the Rosenstock family.

    Distribution by General Sportswear

    General owns and operates two distribution centers in Zebulon and Spring Hope, North Carolina. The two warehouses combined are 235,000 square feet.

    • General’s total warehouse capacity is 3,500,000 units.
    • General’s total weekly shipping capacity is 270,000 units per week of pick and pack.
    • General’s pick and pack order replenishment is done with R/F scanning with a 99.9% accuracy pick rate.

    Check out more details in our data section and you can also see which denim products these and many other companies are supplying to buyers in US.

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