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Apparel imports of Czech from Vietnam stagnate at $9 mn in Jan-May

07 Sep '23
2 min read
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Insights

  • During Jan-May 2023, exports from the Czech Republic to Vietnam saw a significant 48 per cent increase, while imports from Vietnam grew by a smaller margin of 7 per cent.
  • However, the textile and apparel sector between the two countries has not experienced substantial growth.
  • Apparel imports from Vietnam into the Czech Republic remained nearly stable.
During the first five months of 2023, exports from the Czech Republic to Vietnam increased by 48 per cent, while imports from Vietnam grew by 7 per cent compared to the previous period. However, textile trade between the two countries remained negligible. Apparel imports from Vietnam stayed nearly stable in the first five months of this year, following a steep rise during the same period in 2022. The imports amounted to $9.258 million from January to May 2023, compared to $9.152 million in the corresponding period of 2022. 

According to Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool, TexPro, imports valued at $2.608 million in January-May 2019 dropped by 31.33 per cent to $1.791 million in the same period of 2020. However, the figure surged by 128.92 per cent to $4.101 million in 2021 and gained a further 123.16 per cent to reach $9.152 million in 2022, and then $9.258 million in January-May 2023. 

Despite the steep rise in the last two years, these imports constituted just 0.55 per cent ($9.258 million) of the Czech Republic's total imports of $1,676.698 million from January to May 2023. During 2022, the Czech Republic's apparel imports totalled $4.192 billion, of which shipments from Vietnam were valued at $28.685 million, accounting for 0.68 per cent of the total. 

As per TexPro, the imports of home textiles from Vietnam were recorded at 0.740 million in January-May 2023, which was just 0.29 per cent of the Czech Republic's total imports of $256.407 million during the same period. 

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)

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