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China retains lead as South Korea's top textile supplier

This firmly positioned China ahead of Vietnam and Bangladesh, which together accounted for less than ** per cent of South Korea’s total apparel imports, highlighting China’s cost competitiveness and extensive manufacturing base.

China was also South Korea’s top source for fabrics and yarns. Between January and August ****, South Korea imported fabrics worth $***.*** million and yarns totalling $***.*** million. Of these, Chinese-origin fabrics accounted for $***.*** million (**.** per cent), while yarn imports from China reached $***.*** million (**.** per cent), according to *fashion.com/market-intelligence/texpro-textile-and-apparel/" target="_blank">sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.