Textile And Garment Exports Increase, EU Increases Tariff Barriers

According to the latest data, from January to June this year, China's textile and apparel exports totaled 802 billion 870 million yuan, an increase of 2.1% over the same period, including 337 billion 970 million yuan in textile exports, an increase of 4.2%, and 464 billion 900 million yuan in clothing exports, an increase of 0.6%.

The China Textile Import and Export Association revealed in July 14th that as the main economic economies in the world have not yet recovered significantly, the demand for the major markets is short of growth momentum. In the two quarter of this year, China's textile and clothing exports continued to grow, but with the expansion of the year-on-year base, the growth rate gradually narrowed.

According to insiders, the current severe and complex foreign trade situation makes China's textile and clothing exports still face greater downward pressure in the second half of the year, and the possibility of rapid growth is very small.

However, the following three factors can help China's textile and garment exports maintain a stable trend and achieve a small increase: the export base in the second half of last year is relatively low; the RMB has accelerated depreciation against the US dollar; the steady foreign trade measures have been gradually implemented, and the ability of Chinese textile enterprises to withstand the pressure has been enhanced.

In January this year, China's textile and clothing exports increased by 29.02% over the same period last year. Textile and garment exports reached a climax in February, with an export volume of US $6 billion 300 million, an increase of 30.92% over the same period last year.

From the above, China's textile and clothing exports increased considerably in January and February this year, but the growth of exports intensified the international trade frictions.

In March 11, 2016, the two major markets of the European Union and the United States were almost at the same time causing difficulties to Chinese textiles. They were prepared to take measures to restrict the import of Chinese textiles. In April 1st, the EU increased the import tariff of Chinese textile and clothing from 9% to 12%.

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After the disaster, the growth rate of China's textile and garment exports declined.

According to the renminbi, China's textile and apparel exports in June amounted to 156 billion 390 million yuan, an increase of 0.9% over the same period, of which 59 billion 370 million yuan in textile exports, an increase of 2.5%, and 97 billion 20 million yuan in clothing exports, a decrease of 0.1%.

It is worth noting that, according to the Fujian inspection and Quarantine Bureau, recently, the European Union and the United States have issued new regulations on textiles and home textile products, and updated the contents of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) in textile products and the list of restricted substances.

Textile and garment enterprises should pay attention to it.

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Recently, No. twenty-sixth regulation was issued in 2016 to limit the content of NPE in textile products. The content of NPE in textile products should not be higher than 0.01% (100ppm).

The pitional period of this regulation is 5 years. After the expiration of the pition period, products that do not meet the requirements will not be allowed to be sold in the EU market or imported by EU countries.

NPE is widely used in cleaning, dyeing and washing processes in textile production. It is the most commonly used detergent and dyeing auxiliaries in textile and garment industry, accounting for more than 80% of China's market share.

The American textile, apparel and Footwear Association recently released the seventeenth edition of the restricted substances list (RSL), which lists 12 categories of more than 250 items that are prohibited or restricted to use in clothing, footwear and finished products.

The testing method of formaldehyde will affect the export of leather shoes and leather goods in China.

In the face of the restrictions imposed by Europe and the United States on China's textile and clothing industry, experts say that the new rules promulgated by the European Union and the United States will have a greater impact on clothing, indoor textiles, yarn and weaving production enterprises.

To this end, the inspection and Quarantine Bureau should guide the garment export enterprises in the area to pay attention to the implementation of the EU NPE regulations, and grasp the detailed provisions of the regulations.

At the same time, we should strengthen the detection of NPE content of raw materials and finished products, so as to avoid exceeding the limit requirement of EU products.

At the same time, experts also suggested that the relevant export enterprises should pay attention to the relevant laws and regulations of the United States on textile and apparel accessories and the latest requirements, strictly control the quality of raw materials, and constantly improve the production process and testing methods, to ensure that the export of textiles and clothing products in the United States are not reported or recalled for quality and safety issues.