Turkey Exports Large Quantities Of Clothing To The EU And Become China'S Strong Rival.

< p > Turkey < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp > > garment industry < /a > developed, is one of pillar industries in Turkey.

At present, clothing exports account for about 1/3 of the total export volume of various kinds of products in Turkey.

Turkey clothing, which has a strong industrial scale and competitive price, has been running freely in the international market. Now it has become the main competitor of Chinese clothing.

Among them, the export industry of its socks was particularly eye-catching, and exports amounted to US $1 billion 100 million last year.

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< p > from the foreign media "fibre2fashion" report in February 12th, according to the latest data released by the Istanbul textile and Garment Association (ITKIB), Turkey exported $17 billion 300 million worth of clothing to 203 countries and regions in 2013, an increase of 8.3% compared with 2012, 16 billion 300 million dollars in clothing export volume.

Last year alone, socks exports amounted to 1 billion 400 million pairs, with a total value of US $1 billion 100 million, an increase of 10.5% over the 1 billion 200 million double in 2012.

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< p > it is understood that Germany is the main destination of clothing export in Turkey in 2013. Turkey exported 3 billion 710 million dollars worth of clothing to Germany, accounting for 21% of the total export volume of the same period < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > Turkey < /a >.

Britain remained the second largest destination for clothing exports in Turkey. In 2013, Turkey exported $2 billion 160 million worth of clothing to the UK, followed by exports to Spain, exports to the United States, exports to France amounted to $1 billion 120 million, exports to Holland reached $910 million, and exports to Italy reached 712 million 510 thousand US dollars.

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P is the main export country from socks export.

In 2013, Turkey exported 374 million 700 thousand pairs of socks with a total value of 282 million 500 thousand dollars to Britain. Germany ranked 303 million 500 thousand with 303 million 500 thousand pairs of socks and 235 million 600 thousand dollars in total.

France, Holland and Italy followed closely with $113 million, $54 million 400 thousand and $38 million 500 thousand respectively.

It is reported that in 2012, Turkey's socks exports amounted to 991 million 800 thousand US dollars, down 6.1% compared to 1 billion US dollars in 2011.

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< p > it is reported that textile, < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > garment industry < /a > occupies an important position in Turkey's economy.

Most of the textile and garment enterprises in Turkey are specialized in division of labor, or simply spin or weave, or specialize in knitwear or clothing production. There are few enterprises that have a one-stop operation capability in textile dyeing and finishing to clothing production.

However, in recent years, some large enterprises have become a holding company, which can produce from the fiber production to the final product, forming a very strong and complete industrial chain, and the price of its products has strong competitiveness.

The garment industry in Turkey has maintained a leading position in the export industry of the country.

The EU is the largest market for Turkey clothing exports and the most important destination for Turkey's export performance.

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< p > reporter has learned that although China's garment industry is very developed, compared with Turkey, China has far more geographical distance and higher freight rates than European countries. In addition, Turkey's products exported to EU countries enjoy preferential tax treatment and even tax exemption from EU countries. Besides, Turkey's textile and garment industry has the characteristics of sufficient raw materials and cheap labor.

These factors have led to the Turkey garment in the EU market, and become the most important competitor of Chinese clothing.

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