Trends in EU textile and clothing imports, June 2017
This 2017 update provides indispensable insight for any textile and clothing company supplying goods to international markets in general, as well as to the EU region, and for strategists looking to undertake competitor analysis. In this report, Textiles Intelligence reveals trends in EU textile and clothing imports and prices of textile and clothing imports as a whole. The report also analyses trends in imports and prices of textile and clothing items in 15 major product categories, namely cotton yarn, fabrics woven from synthetic staple fibres, fabrics woven from synthetic filament yarn, T-shirts, pullovers, men's trousers, women's trousers, men's denim trousers, women's denim trousers, women's blouses, men's shirts, women's overcoats, women's dresses, women's skirts and women's suits. The report notes that EU textile and clothing imports rose in 2016 to a record high in value terms and also reached a record high in terms of volume. Meanwhile, the average price of EU textile and clothing imports fell.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
Trends in EU textile and clothing imports
Trends in EU textile imports
Trends in EU clothing imports
Leading ten suppliers of EU textile and clothing imports
EU TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORT TRENDS
General trends in EU textile imports
General trends in EU clothing imports
Trends in EU textile and clothing imports by main supplying region
Outlook
EU IMPORTS OF TEXTILES
General trends
EU IMPORTS OF CLOTHING
General trends
EU IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC STAPLE
FIBRES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC FILAMENT
YARN
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF T-SHIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF PULLOVERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S BLOUSES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S SHIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S OVERCOATS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S DRESSES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S SKIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S SUITS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
INTRODUCTION
Trends in EU textile and clothing imports
Trends in EU textile imports
Trends in EU clothing imports
Leading ten suppliers of EU textile and clothing imports
EU TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORT TRENDS
General trends in EU textile imports
General trends in EU clothing imports
Trends in EU textile and clothing imports by main supplying region
Outlook
EU IMPORTS OF TEXTILES
General trends
EU IMPORTS OF CLOTHING
General trends
EU IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC STAPLE
FIBRES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF FABRICS WOVEN FROM SYNTHETIC FILAMENT
YARN
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF T-SHIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF PULLOVERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S DENIM TROUSERS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S BLOUSES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF MEN’S SHIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S OVERCOATS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S DRESSES
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S SKIRTS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
EU IMPORTS OF WOMEN’S SUITS
General trends
The leading ten supplying countries
Best and worst performers
Highest and lowest import prices
Biggest price movements
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: EU: imports of textiles and clothing by region and country of origin, 2016
Table 2: EU: leading ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 2005-16
Table 3: EU: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2005-16
Table 4: EU: leading ten suppliers of cotton yarn (Bull 318), 2005-16
Table 5: EU: leading ten suppliers of fabric woven from synthetic staple fibres (Bull 414), 2005-16
Table 6: EU: leading ten suppliers of fabric woven from synthetic filament yarn (Bull 412), 2005-16
Table 7: EU: leading ten suppliers of T-shirts (Bull 830), 2005-16
Table 8: EU: leading ten suppliers of pullovers (Bull 831), 2005-16
Table 9: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s trousers (Bull 874), 2005-16
Table 10: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s trousers (Bull 888), 2005-16
Table 11: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s denim trousers (HS subheading 62034231), 2005-16
Table 12: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s denim trousers (HS subheading 62046231), 2005-16
Table 13: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s blouses (Bull 820), 2005-16
Table 14: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s shirts (Bull 817), 2005-16
Table 15: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s overcoats (Bull 806), 2005-16
Table 16: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s dresses (Bull 886B), 2005-16
Table 17: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s skirts (Bull 886C), 2005-16
Table 18: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s suits (Bull 879), 2005-16
Table 19: Trends in average exchange rates against the euro: selected countries, 2015-17
Table 1: EU: imports of textiles and clothing by region and country of origin, 2016
Table 2: EU: leading ten suppliers of MFA textiles, 2005-16
Table 3: EU: leading ten suppliers of MFA clothing, 2005-16
Table 4: EU: leading ten suppliers of cotton yarn (Bull 318), 2005-16
Table 5: EU: leading ten suppliers of fabric woven from synthetic staple fibres (Bull 414), 2005-16
Table 6: EU: leading ten suppliers of fabric woven from synthetic filament yarn (Bull 412), 2005-16
Table 7: EU: leading ten suppliers of T-shirts (Bull 830), 2005-16
Table 8: EU: leading ten suppliers of pullovers (Bull 831), 2005-16
Table 9: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s trousers (Bull 874), 2005-16
Table 10: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s trousers (Bull 888), 2005-16
Table 11: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s denim trousers (HS subheading 62034231), 2005-16
Table 12: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s denim trousers (HS subheading 62046231), 2005-16
Table 13: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s blouses (Bull 820), 2005-16
Table 14: EU: leading ten suppliers of men’s shirts (Bull 817), 2005-16
Table 15: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s overcoats (Bull 806), 2005-16
Table 16: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s dresses (Bull 886B), 2005-16
Table 17: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s skirts (Bull 886C), 2005-16
Table 18: EU: leading ten suppliers of women’s suits (Bull 879), 2005-16
Table 19: Trends in average exchange rates against the euro: selected countries, 2015-17