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China top apparel supplier for Denmark with 22% share in Jan-May 2023

29 Aug '23
2 min read
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Insights

  • China and Denmark aim to enhance their long-standing bilateral relations.
  • Recent talks between foreign ministers of both countries come as trade data shows Denmark imported 22.09 per cent of its apparel from China in the first five months of 2023.
  • However, these imports have seen an 18.50 per cent decrease compared to the same period last year.
China and Denmark have recently reached a consensus to strengthen bilateral relations. Both nations have long-standing textile trade ties and China has been Denmark's top apparel supplier. Trade data indicates that Denmark imported 22.09 per cent of its apparel from China, out of its total inbound shipment worth $1,917.279 million, during the first five months of 2023. 

Last week, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi held talks with Denmark's minister for foreign affairs, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, in Beijing. 

Danish apparel imports from China amounted to $423.580 million, which constituted 22.09 per cent of Denmark's total imports of $1,917.279 million from January to May 2023. These imports marked an 18.50 per cent decrease from $519.714 million during the same period in 2022, according to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro. 

Trade declined 12.23 per cent to $344.317 million in January-May 2020, compared to $392.298 million during the same period in the preceding year. However, it rose by 22.92 per cent to $423.224 million in January-May 2021 and increased 22.80 per cent to $519.714 million in January-May 2022. 

Throughout 2022, shipments from China were valued at $1,410.973 million, accounting for 24 per cent of Denmark's total imports worth $5,878.802 million. This was a 16.12 per cent increase from the $1,215.140 million recorded in 2021. Earlier figures stood at $1,092.590 million in 2020 and $1,073.513 million in 2019, as reported by TexPro. 

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)

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