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Related Keywords: ability to renegotiate product prices, backdrop of the rising raw material prices, cotton prices, cotton sheet, during current year 2017, home textile exports, India market share, key monitorable, remain flat, rupee appreciation, terry towels, US market

India’s market share in home textile exports to the US (sum of all products) remained flat YoY at 33% during the current year 2017. Ability to renegotiate product prices in the backdrop of the rising raw material prices and rupee appreciation will be the key monitorable.

India’s market share (in dollar terms) in cotton sheets increased 1ppt YoY to 50% in CY17. India has been consistently gaining a 1ppt market share in cotton sheets each year since CY12.

Related Keywords: AGOA, American Growth and Opportunities Act, began discussion on review, East African Community, Government of Rwandan, in a bid to ensure continued duty free access, Rwanda is not locked out of trade window, Textile Industry, US market

The government of Rwandan in a bid to ensure continued duty free access to the US market has began discussion with the United States on the review of the American Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA). Rwanda Development Board Chief Operating Officer, Emmanuel Hategeka said that they are in talks with the US to ensure Rwanda is not locked out of the trade window.

He said that they are talking to their partners in the US as they value their trade and relations with the US and they are doing all that is possible not to be out of cycle and of course they have been engaging on the issue.

Related Keywords: average for China fell, Bangladesh and Vietnam, compared to other large garment exporting countries, expanding market share, including China, Indian garment exporters, maintain per unit realization, Office of Textiles and Apparel USA, past three years, recorded decline in their per unit realization, share rose by 80 basis points, US market

Indian garment exporters not only maintained its per unit realization to the US market but also expanding its market share compared to other large garment exporting countries including China, Bangladesh and Vietnam who have been recording decline in their per unit realization to the US since the past three years.

According to the data from the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), USA, the average realization per square metre equivalent of apparels exported by India to the US has been in the range of $3.4-3.6 since 2014.

Related Keywords: adversely affected exports and employment, drastic decline in textile exports, failed to resolve outstanding issues, meet deadline of President Barack Obama, South Africa end up losing AGOA eligibility, Swazi economy put in disadvantaged position, threatened to suspend duty free status of South Africa, under the AGOA, United States, US market

The United States has threatened to suspend the duty-free status of South African agricultural products after the country was reported to have failed to resolve the outstanding issues necessary for it to meet President Barack Obama’s deadline and maintain all of its benefits under the AGOA. Therefore should South Africa end up losing its AGOA eligibility, the Swazi economy would be put in disadvantaged position.

Related Keywords: benefit from TTP, EM apparel supplier, foreign investment, global apparel export market share, NAFTA, research report, Standard Chartered Bank, US market, Vietnam apparel industry, Vietnam to overtake Bangladesh

Vietnam apparel industry to benefit from Trans Pacific Partership agreement (TPP) according to a research report by Standard Chartered Bank. A wave of foreign investment in Vietnam’s textile industry has already begun, ahead of a potential TPP deal. On this basis, Vietnam likely to overtake Bangladesh in the global apparel export market share to become the second-biggest EM apparel supplier after China when its apparel exports swells to US$115 billion.

Related Keywords: abolish U.S. tariff rates, Customs Union, EU market, FTA, improve supply chain, influences from free trade agreement, invest in material production, link fiber production, second largest exporter, TPP, US market, Vietnam Association of Garment and Textile, Vietnam textile and garment sector, with cloth production

Vietnam has been the second largest exporter of garment and textile products to the U.S. for the last several years. The annual export turnover from Vietnam to U.S. market has grown 12-13 percent in recent years while the North American nation’s import value has grown only 3 percent. These achievements were partly due to influences from free trade agreements.

Related Keywords: Apparel exports, Bangladeshi apparel products, BGMEA, BGMEA president Anwar-ul- Alam Chowdhury, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, merchandise exports from Bangladesh, safety and compliance issues, US Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), US market, Vietnam

Bangladeshi apparel products are losing orders over safety and compliance issues imposed after Rana Plaza tragedy and Tazreen Fashion fire incident. The declining trend is apprehended to be continued in the months to come unless measures are taken to boost up buyers’ confidence.

Apparel exports are losing edge in the US market to its competitors namely Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Indonesia, as buyers have started cutting back their orders.

Related Keywords: cost per SME, cotton underwear, exporting more expensive garments, OTEXA data, US market, Vietnam apparel import, women’s and men’s cotton pants, women’s cotton knit tops, women’s manmade fiber knit tops

Vietnam is turning up to be a bigger part of the U.S. market in 2014 with its total apparel imports in the first nine months picking up a 1.2 percentage point share gain, from 10 percent in 2013 to 11.3% in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) data released last week.

In September, U.S. apparel imports from Vietnam totaled a record $914 million, a 22.7% increase over last September, bringing the year-to-date total 15.6% to almost $7 billion.

Related Keywords: AEPC, Bangladesh, China, Clothing Manufacturers' Association of India, Indian apparel exports, off-loading export order, OTEXA, US market

Indian apparel exports to the US has witnessed rise by 7.5% at 745 million square metres equivalent (msme) for the period January-September 2014 over the corresponding period last year, as per the latest data by the US Department of Commerce's Office of Textile and Apparel (OTEXA).

Related Keywords: Americas Bradley University, associate professor, image management, market research, Rajesh Iyer, SMEs, Technology and infrastructure exploration, Tirupur exporters, Tirupur Exporters' Association, Tirupur knitwear industry, US market

Tirupur knitwear industry a Rs18,000 crore industry which mostly comprising small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Tirupur exporters to boost the reach of their products in the US market have joined hands with America's Bradley University to develop a business plan.

The strategy was developed by Rajesh Iyer, an associate professor of marketing and director of the international business programme at Foster College of Business, Bradley University, Illinois, and his Executive MBA students.