American imports of denim apparels in January 2021 to September 2021 surged by 28.56 per cent reveals latest OTEXA stats. Pakistan’s denim exports to the US were up 63.40 per cent in this period. However, Bangladesh has yet again remained top shipper of denim clothing to the US with 31.40 per cent yearly increase. Mexico’s exports of denim apparels to the US in the first nine months of 2021 grew by 46.53 per cent. The US market is embracing denim clothing well in 2021 after falling in 2020 and 2019 on a yearly basis.

China has lost its top supplier spot to Mexico. For the third straight month since the 15 per cent tariffs on denim jeans and associated products imported into the US from China took effect, shipments dropped significantly. This is an expansion of the erosion of sourcing from China for the category, after a 21.97 per cent year-to-date decline was posted in October. At the same time, a diverse array of suppliers, from Vietnam, Pakistan and Cambodia to Egypt, Jordan and Nicaragua, have consistently posted gains. US companies look elsewhere to save costs and reduce risks. They are accelerating the efficient and effective diversification of their manufacturing base.

By Fashionating World
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