China’s exports of babywear to the US were valued at $180.523 million in July-September 2022, the quarter immediately following US’ ban on cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang region of China, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro.
The Asian country’s exports of babywear to the world totalled $698.693 million in April-June 2022. The exports of the product to the US amounted to $185.556 million, 26.56 per cent of the total exports in the quarter. Therefore, US’ share in China’s total babywear exports declined by around 4 per cent after the imposition of the ban.
US continued to be the largest market for China’s babywear during July-September 2022. China’s total exports amounted to $802.357 million in the period, with US claiming a share of 22.50 per cent, which is slightly less than the previous quarters. US was the biggest importer of the product from China despite the Xinjiang cotton ban imposed in June 2022.
Exports amounted to $536.619 during January-March 2022, with US’ share at $149.876 million (27.93 per cent). China’s total exports of babywear to the world witnessed a gradual rise since the first quarter of the current year, as per TexPro.
China’s total exports of babywear stood at $2.641 billion in 2021. The country’s total shipment to the US was $704.312 million or 26.66 per cent of the total exports in the same period.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)
