MM products hold 45.44% share in Turkiye's textile imports from Africa

MM products have been gaining dominance in recent years due to consistently higher imports from Africa. The imports were valued at $41.098 million from January to May 2021. They rose by 69.22 per cent to $69.548 million during the same period in 2022. The imports further increased by 58.94 per cent to $110.538 million in the same period of the current year, according to data obtained from Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro. 

However, the imports from Africa into Turkiye witnessed a downward trend in 2020 and 2021, falling 23.76 per cent from $53.905 million recorded during the first five months of 2020. Imports of cotton (chapter 52) from Africa to Turkiye were valued at $59.765 million from January to May 2023, constituting 24.57 per cent of the total imports. The imports of man-made staple fibres (chapter 55) amounted to $45.559 million, making up 18.73 per cent of the total. Fabric imports, both knitted and crocheted (chapter 60), were noted at $21.312 million, accounting for 8.76 per cent of the total. Meanwhile, imports of wadding, felt, nonwovens, special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes, cables, and related articles (chapter 56) stood at $2.303 million, or 0.95 per cent of the total, as per TexPro.

The imports of man-made textiles were valued at $168.808 million, accounting for 68.95 per cent of Turkiye's total textile imports. This indicates that African nations are excelling in the production of man-made textiles rather than relying on the trade of natural fibres. In the first five months of this year, inbound shipments of cotton textiles from Africa were valued at $68.537 million, making up 28.67 per cent of the total imports. 

The imports of textiles made of wool/animal hair, flax, silk and true hemp by Turkiye were negligible in this period. 

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)