{"id":9408,"date":"2013-11-10T06:58:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T13:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/?p=9408"},"modified":"2013-11-10T07:25:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-10T14:25:31","slug":"japanese-imports-of-denim-fabrics-2012-and-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/subscriber-reports\/japanese-imports-of-denim-fabrics-2012-and-2013\/9408","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Imports of Denim Fabrics | 2012 and 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan , inspite of its high costs remains an important jeans production region specifically with regard to their own consumption<\/a>. Fabrics are produced in various small and large mills in Japan and used for conversion into jeans as well as exported<\/a>. 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 :<\/p>\n

a) Quantities<\/strong> of denim fabric imported into Japan in 2012 and 2013 during Jan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sept .
b) Values  and prices of these fabrics<\/strong> : 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<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 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<\/strong> 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 <\/strong>of denim fabric imported during this period.
f) Graph showing relative quantities and prices in 2013 and 2012<\/p>\n

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Imports of Denim Fabrics into Japan, Jan-Sept 2012<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nSq. Mtrs<\/strong><\/td>\nValue (US$ )<\/strong><\/td>\nPrice\/ Sq. Mtr (in US$)<\/strong><\/td>\nAv. Weight (in ounce)<\/strong><\/td>\n% Share of mkt.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n7,27,272<\/td>\n1,500,490<\/td>\n2.06<\/td>\n11.27oz<\/td>\n41%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n4,61,698<\/td>\n1,002,540<\/td>\n2.17<\/td>\n11.15oz<\/td>\n26%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taiwan<\/td>\n3,78,049<\/td>\n1,067,980<\/td>\n2.82<\/td>\n9.98oz<\/td>\n21.3%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/td>\n1,15,615<\/td>\n5,51,430<\/td>\n4.77<\/td>\n6.62oz<\/td>\n6.51%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hong Kong<\/td>\n43,619<\/td>\n54,890<\/td>\n1.26<\/td>\n10.97oz<\/td>\n2.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/td>\n29,332<\/td>\n48,560<\/td>\n1.66<\/td>\n10.07oz<\/td>\n1.65%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
others\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total <\/td>\n1,775,231
1.77 million sq mtrs<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n		4,269,880<\/td>\n$2.40<\/font><\/td>\n11.18oz<\/font><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Imports of Denim Fabrics into Japan , Jan-Sept 2013<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nSq. Mtrs<\/strong><\/td>\nValue (US$ )<\/strong><\/td>\nPrice\/ Sq. Mtr (in US$)<\/strong><\/td>\nAv. Weight (in ounce)<\/strong><\/td>\n% Share 2013<\/strong><\/td>\n% share 2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/td>\n\n

8,05,828<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2,039,650<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

2.53<\/td>\n11.74oz<\/td>\n49.5%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korea<\/td>\n\n

3,62,503<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,611,360<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

4.45<\/td>\n12.41oz<\/td>\n22.2%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/td>\n\n

3,01,718<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7,02,390<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

2.33<\/td>\n12.36oz<\/td>\n18.5%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thailand<\/td>\n\n

62,633<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3,52,330<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

5.63<\/td>\n6.58oz<\/td>\n3.84%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/td>\n\n

49,125<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2,54,510<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

8.36<\/td>\n8.36oz<\/td>\n3.01%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n6.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hong Kong<\/td>\n\n

28,863<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

\n

66,400<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

2.30<\/td>\n9.29oz<\/td>\n1.77%<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n2.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
others\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total <\/td>\n\n

1,627,631
1.62 million sq mtrs<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,132,340<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n

$3.15<\/font><\/td>\n11.96oz<\/font><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source : Japan customs, Codes of import 520942 and 521142. 1 USD taken as 100 yen
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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 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 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<\/strong> 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n

Average weight of fabrics<\/strong> : 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 .  <\/p>\n

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