Taiwan lifts six textile and apparel import bans

Recently, Taiwan’s economic department has opened up the import of six textile and apparel products from mainland China, including textiles and long-pile fabrics made from man-made fibers. Quanzhou’s annual export volume of these six textile and apparel products exceeds US$700 million. The lifting of the ban on textile and apparel imports will bring new opportunities for Quanzhou textile and apparel companies to explore the Taiwan market. Relevant professionals from Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau suggested that Quanzhou should actively seize this opportunity to develop the Taiwan market and develop Quanzhou’s textile and garment industry.
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Quanzhou is one of the important bases for garment production and export in my country, and the textile and garment industry is its first pillar industry. At present, Quanzhou’s textile and clothing industry has formed a relatively complete product structure from infant and child clothing to adult clothing, from underwear to sportswear, casual clothing, etc. Textile and clothing production enterprises and their related supporting textile fabrics, accessories, spare parts and other enterprises1 There are more than 10,000 enterprises, including more than 2,000 export garment enterprises and 53 listed enterprises. It owns a large number of well-known brands such as Septwolves, Qipai, Jinba and Jiumuwang, forming a textile and apparel industry cluster with an output value of nearly 200 billion yuan.
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Recently, Taiwan’s economic department has opened up the import of 6 textile and apparel goods from mainland China, including textiles and long-pile fabrics made of man-made fibers. According to an announcement from Taiwan’s economic department, the six items that have been lifted from the ban are: knitted hooks made of man-made fibers, long-pile fabrics made of man-made fibers, men’s and women’s coats, raincoats, shawls and other clothing made of other textile materials, and other clothing made of other textile materials. Men’s underwear, underwear, etc. According to estimates, the annual export volume of Quanzhou’s six textile and apparel export products exceeds US$700 million. The lifting of the ban on textile and apparel imports will bring new opportunities for Quanzhou textile and apparel companies to explore the Taiwan market.
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In order to promote more textile and garment exports from Quanzhou to Taiwan, relevant professionals from the Quanzhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau suggested that Quanzhou textile and garment enterprises should seize this opportunity in time, take advantage of Taiwan’s advantages, and follow the practices of well-known shoe companies such as Xtep in setting up stores in Taiwan. , and increase efforts to develop the Taiwan market. At the same time, we will increase cooperation with Taiwanese businessmen, strengthen market research and product research and development, and develop marketable products that meet the needs of the Taiwanese market. In addition, to strengthen the control of product quality and safety, enterprises must strengthen the control of design and development, raw material testing and production process control to ensure that products exported to Taiwan meet Taiwan’s technical regulatory requirements.