Prospects for the textile and clothing industry in Mexico, 2020

May 2020 | 51 pages | ID: PA84A350BD8EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Mexico's textile and clothing industry covers the entire production chain--from cotton growing and man-made fibre production to the manufacture of yarn, fabric, finished clothing, and accessories. The industry employs an impressive 639,000 workers directly, and provides livelihoods for many more people indirectly in support activities. Mexico is a key supplier of textiles and clothing to the USA and it sends a large proportion of its textile and clothing exports to the USA. However, it faces fierce competition from China, which remains the largest supplier of textiles and clothing to the US market. Moreover, Mexican textile and clothing imports from China have become a significant force in Mexico's domestic market. The position of Mexico in the US import market has become more stable following the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is expected to enter into force in 2020. The industry is also seeking to expand its reach in other markets--including EU countries and the UK. In addition, there is scope for higher sales in the domestic market. Mexico has a population of 129 mn people who are becoming increasingly prosperous. Also, large proportions of this total are in younger age groups who tend to spend more on clothing than their older counterparts do. This report looks at the development of the textile and clothing industry in Mexico, its size and structure, and its production and consumption of fibres, textiles and clothing. The report also features: a geographical, political and economic profile; a detailed look at the country's imports and exports of textiles and clothing and its domestic market; a review of the policies and investment incentives provided by the Mexican government; an analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the textile and clothing industry; an appraisal of the country's infrastructure and human resources, and an analysis of how these affect the textile and clothing industry; and an examination of the industry's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).

Contents

SUMMARY

IMPORTANCE OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY TO THE ECONOMY OF MEXICO

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN MEXICO

Capacity expansion and modernisation
Fibre consumption
Exports
Export markets
Number of enterprises and employment
Foreign direct investment (FDI)

MEXICO: GEOGRAPHICAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE

Geographical profile
Political profile
Executive power
Legislative power
Economic profile

MEXICO: INFRASTRUCTURE

Transportation
Roads
Railways
Airports
Seaports
Navigable rivers and coastal canals
Telecommunications

MEXICO: HUMAN RESOURCES

SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY IN MEXICO

Geographical location
Competitiveness
Maquiladora operations
Consolidation and concentration
Capacity expansion

MEXICO: TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Raw cotton production
Raw cotton consumption
Man-made staple fibre consumption
Textile and clothing production
Leading product groups
Leading individual textile product categories
Leading individual clothing product categories
Product concentration
Trends in textile and clothing production
Competitive advantages in the US clothing import market

MEXICO: TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTS

Textile exports by product group and Harmonized System (HS) Chapter
Clothing exports by product group
Textile and clothing exports by destination
Exports of raw cotton and cotton products by destination

MEXICO: TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS

Textile imports by product group and Harmonized System (HS) Chapter
Clothing imports by product group
Textile and clothing imports by leading suppliers

MEXICO: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the textile and clothing industry

TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IN MEXICO: GOVERNMENT POLICIES, INVESTMENT INCENTIVES AND EXPORT INCENTIVES

Government policies
Trade policy
Investment incentives
Duty-free zones
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Tax rates
Export incentives
Government programmes
Free trade zones (FTZs)
Industrial parks
Strategic bonded warehouse regime
Import duty drawback

TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IN MEXICO: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS

Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Mexico: political and economic profile, 2020
Table 2: Mexico: economic indicators, 2016-18
Table 3: Mexico: number of textile enterprises and employment by state, 2015
Table 4: Mexico: number of clothing enterprises and employment by state, 2015
Table 5: Mexico: raw cotton production and consumption, 2010-19
Table 6: Mexico: textile and clothing production by product group, Jan-Sep 2019
Table 7: Mexico: textile production by leading individual product category, 2019
Table 8: Mexico: clothing production by leading individual product category, 2019
Table 9: Mexico: textile and clothing exports, 2014-18
Table 10: Mexico: textile exports by product group, 2016-18
Table 11: Mexico: textile exports by Harmonized System (HS) Chapter, 2014-18
Table 12: Mexico: clothing exports by Harmonized System (HS) Chapter, 2014-18
Table 13: Mexico: textile and clothing exports by leading destination, 2014-18
Table 14: Mexico: raw cotton exports by leading destination, 2016-18
Table 15: Mexico: textile and clothing imports, 2014-18
Table 16: Mexico: textile imports by product group, 2016-18
Table 17: Mexico: textile imports by Harmonized System (HS) Chapter, 2014-18
Table 18: Mexico: clothing imports by Harmonized System (HS) Chapter, 2014-18
Table 19: Mexico: textile and clothing imports by leading supplier, 2014-18

List Of Maps

LIST OF MAPS

Map of Mexico