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U.S. textile and clothing imports increased by .% in the third quarter
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Textile Products (OTEXA), U.S. textile and garment imports continued to grow in March 2022. In March 2022, the import v…

Lesotho’s textile sector faces difficulties
According to a report by Lesotho’s local media thepost on May 12, the textile sector, as the second largest employment sector in Lesotho after the government sector, has been severely affected by the epidemic, …

Cambodia’s garment exports grew .% in the first quarter to US$.
Data from the General Administration of Customs of Cambodia show that Cambodia’s clothing exports in the first quarter of 2022 were US$3.155 billion, an increase of 24.8% compared with the same period in 2021. …

Sri Lanka political crisis affects Bangladeshi garment shipments
Sri Lanka’s “Daily Mirror” reported on May 14 that the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka has led to strikes by more than 2,000 trade unions, and its spillover effects have hit South Asia, …

Vietnam’s textile and apparel industry has both opportunities and challenges
Vietnam’s “Customs Online” reported on May 13 that on May 13, Vu Duc Giang, chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas), held a sustainable production in the textile supply…

Swedish clothing trade is improving
Swedish Radio reported on May 12 that the Swedish Trade Style Index showed that clothing trade performed strongly. Compared with the same month in 2021, clothing sales in physical stores and online increased by…

Bangladesh lowers threshold for “local value addition” incentives for garment exporters
On May 9, the Bangladesh Bank lowered the value-added threshold for garment exporters from 30% to 20% in 2021/22. According to a notification from the central bank, garment exporters with a local value added of…

Sri Lanka economic crisis forces apparel orders to shift to India
Officials from the Ministry of Textiles of Sri Lanka stated in April 2022 that as Sri Lanka experiences the most serious economic crisis, textile export customers have gradually shifted orders to India. UP Sing…

Duty-free cotton imports from India boost exports of value-added textiles
A Sakthivel, Chairman of the Federation of Indian Exporters (FIEO), said that the government decided to remove cotton import tariffs in April 2022 until the end of September. This move will make yarn, fabrics P…

India’s textile exports target US$100 million
India is trying to gain tariff access from the European Union (EU), Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). India is currently negotiating free trade agreements with these countries.…