China'S Textile And Clothing Exports Still Face Greater Downward Pressure.

The current severe and complex foreign trade situation makes China's textile and clothing exports still face greater downward pressure in the second half of this year, and the possibility of rapid growth is very small.

However, the following three factors can help China's textile and garment exports maintain a stable trend and achieve a small increase: the export base in the second half of last year is relatively low; the RMB has accelerated depreciation against the US dollar; the steady foreign trade measures have been gradually implemented, and the ability of Chinese textile enterprises to withstand the pressure has been enhanced.

It is worth noting that, according to the Fujian inspection and Quarantine Bureau, recently, the European Union and the United States have issued new regulations on textiles and home textile products, and updated the contents of nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) in textile products and the list of restricted substances.

Textile and garment enterprises should pay attention to it.

According to the latest data, from January to June this year, China's textile and apparel exports totaled 802 billion 870 million yuan, an increase of 2.1% over the same period, including 337 billion 970 million yuan in textile exports, an increase of 4.2%, and 464 billion 900 million yuan in clothing exports, an increase of 0.6%.

Textile import and Export Chamber of Commerce revealed that due to the fact that the major economies in the world have not yet recovered significantly, there is no demand for growth in the major markets. China's textile and apparel industry in the two quarter of this year.

Although the growth continued to grow, the growth rate gradually decreased with the expansion of the year-on-year base.

In January this year, China's textile and clothing exports increased by 29.02% over the same period last year. Textile and garment exports reached a climax in February, with an export volume of US $6 billion 300 million, an increase of 30.92% over the same period last year.

From the above, China's textile and clothing exports increased considerably in January and February this year, but the growth of exports intensified the international trade frictions.

In March 11, 2016, the two major markets of the European Union and the United States were almost at the same time causing difficulties to Chinese textiles. They were prepared to take measures to restrict the import of Chinese textiles. In April 1st, the EU increased the import tariff of Chinese textile and clothing from 9% to 12%.

China's textile and garment export growth has declined after the European and American textiles crisis.

According to the RMB, China's textile and clothing exported 156 billion 390 million yuan in June, an increase of 0.9% over the same period.

Exports of 59 billion 370 million yuan, an increase of 2.5%, clothing exports 97 billion 20 million yuan, down 0.1%.

It is reported that the European Union recently issued the regulation No. twenty-sixth of 2016, limiting the NPE content in textile products, requiring that the content of NPE in textile products should not exceed 0.01% (100ppm).

The pitional period of this regulation is 5 years. After the expiration of the pition period, products that do not meet the requirements will not be allowed to be sold in the EU market or imported by EU countries.

NPE is widely used in cleaning, dyeing and washing processes in textile production. It is the most commonly used detergent and dyeing auxiliaries in textile and garment industry, accounting for more than 80% of China's market share.

The American textile, apparel and Footwear Association recently released the seventeenth edition of the restricted substances list (RSL), which lists 12 or more categories of 250 or more prohibited or restricted substances used in clothing, footwear and finished products.

In the face of the restrictions imposed by Europe and the United States on China's textile and clothing industry, experts say that the new rules promulgated by the European Union and the United States will have a greater impact on clothing, indoor textiles, yarn and weaving production enterprises.

To this end, the inspection and Quarantine Bureau should guide the garment export enterprises in the area to pay attention to the implementation of the EU NPE regulations, and grasp the detailed provisions of the regulations.

At the same time, we should strengthen the detection of NPE content of raw materials and finished products, so as to avoid exceeding the limit requirement of EU products.

At the same time, experts also suggested that the relevant export enterprises should pay attention to the relevant laws and regulations of the United States on textile and apparel accessories and the latest requirements, strictly control the quality of raw materials, and constantly improve the production process and testing methods, to ensure that the export of textiles and clothing products in the United States are not reported or recalled for quality and safety issues.