Japan's apparel imports from China fall 7.6% in 2024, hit 4-year low

Japan imported apparel worth $13.878 billion from China in 2021. This figure dipped slightly to $13.811 billion in 2022, then declined further to $12.158 billion in 2023, according to Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro.

In volume terms, Japan imported 2,075.052 million garments at an average price of $4.90 per unit in 2024. Additionally, the country imported 1,574.743 million pairs of other types of apparel at an average price of $0.46 per pair, and 11.095 million kg of other garments at an average price of $29.88 per kg.

In 2023, Japan had imported 2,200.995 million garments from China at an average price of $5.04 per unit. It also imported 1,589.313 million pairs and 9.821 million kg of garments, with average prices of $0.48 per pair and $31.18 per kg, respectively.

Jerseys were the most prominent apparel category imported from China. Japan’s imports of jerseys totalled $2,375.623 million, accounting for 21.15 per cent of total apparel imports in 2024. Trousers and shorts followed at $1,597.952 million, or 14.23 per cent, as per TexPro.

Among the top five apparel categories, shirt imports were valued at $1,055.404 million (9.40 per cent), innerwear at $919.487 million (8.19 per cent), and T-shirts at $871.251 million (7.76 per cent) in 2024.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)