Textiles and Apparel Imports from China

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United States
International Trade Commission
Textiles and Apparel
Imports from China:
Annual Compilation 2013
May 2014
Publication Number: 4465
Investigation Number: 332-501
United States International Trade Commission
Commissioners
Irving A. Williamson, Chairman
Shara L. Aranoff
Dean A. Pinkert
David S. Johanson
Meredith M. Broadbent
F. Scott Kieff
Rhonda K. Schmidtlein

Robert B. Koopman
Director, Office of Operations
Karen Laney
Director, Office of Industries
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United States International Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20436
United States International Trade Commission

Textiles and Apparel
Imports from China:
Annual Compilation 2013
May 2014
Publication Number: 4465
Investigation Number: 332-501
United States International Trade Commission

This report was prepared principally by: 
Project Leader 
Andrea Boron 
[email protected] 
Office of Industries 
Office of Analysis and Research Services 
David Lundy 
[email protected] 
Special Assistance from 
Judith Bryant and Monica Reed 

Under the direction of  
Dennis Rapkins, Chief 
Chemicals and Textiles Division
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TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS FROM CHINA: STATISTICAL REPORTS
Annual Compilation 2013
Investigation No. 332-501
Click on "Introduction" tab at bottom of screen to begin report
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
500 E St., SW, Washington, DC 20436
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This annual report for 2013 contains a compilation of the statistical reports published every two weeks by
theCommissiononthevolume,value,unitvalue,andimportmarketshareofimportsfromChinathatwere
subject to the provisions of the 2005 U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Trade in
Textiles and Apparel (MOU). This compilation includes official import data from the U.S. Department of
Commerce, and shows data at the 3-digit textile/apparel category level and by the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (HTS) 10-digit subheadings in these categories. The Commission posts updated reports every
two weeks on its website at:
www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/What_We_Are_Working_On.htm
The Commission prepares reports every two weeks, as well as annual compilations in response to a
request from the House Committee on Ways and Means received on October 14, 2008, pursuant to section
332(g)oftheTariffActof1930(19U.S.C.1332(g)). TheCommissioninstitutedinvestigationNo.332-501,
Textile and Apparel Imports from China: Statistical Reports, for the purpose of preparing these reports.
For further information about this investigation, contact:
Andrea Boron (202-205-3433, [email protected])
David Lundy (202-205-3439, [email protected])
TheUnitedStatesInternationalTradeCommission(www.usitc.gov)isanindependent,quasijudicialfederal
agencywith broad investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. Theagency investigates the effectsof
dumpedandsubsidizedimports on domesticindustries andconducts globalsafeguard investigations.The
Commissionalsoadjudicatescasesinvolvingallegedinfringementbyimportsofintellectualpropertyrights.
Through such proceedings, the agency helps to support a rules-based international trading system. The
Commissionalsoserves asa federalresource wheretrade dataand othertrade policy-relatedinformation
are gathered and analyzed. The information and analysis are provided to the President, the Office of the
United States Trade Representative (USTR), and Congress to facilitate the development of sound and
informed U.S. trade policy. The Commission makes most of its information and analysis available to the
public to promote understanding of international trade issues.
TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS FROM CHINA: STATISTICAL REPORTS
Annual Compilation 2013
Introduction
Thetextileandapparelimportdatainthisreportarepresentedby3-digitcategorynumbersandcombinationsthereof(scrolldownthissheettoviewalistof
thesecategories),aswellasby10-digitHTS(HTS10)subheading.TheHTS10subheadingsineachcategoryarebasedonacorrelationmaintainedbythe
Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce. Click on the following link for this correlation:
Textile and apparel correlation to HTS10 items
The import data presented here are only for the items that were subject to the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding. These HTS10 items are specified in
the document at the following link:
MOU quota HTS10 items
The data in this report are shown on an annual and quarterly basis by categories and individual HTS10 subheadings. The time frames are:
By category:
Annual data 2007 through 2013
Quarterly data First quarter 2012 through fourth quarter 2013
By HTS10 subheading:
Annual data 2011 through 2013 (see note below)
Quarterly data First quarter 2012 through fourth quarter 2013
TheannualtimeframeforpresentingthedatabyHTS10subheadingislimited,comparedwithcategorydata,becausevalidsubheadingsmaychangefrom
yeartoyear as a resultof revisions to theHTS. (Typically,HTS10 subheadings are supersededbynewHTS10 subheadings as aresult ofstatistical
breakoutsorchangestotheHTSthatarenecessarypursuanttoHSrevisionsbytheWorldCustomsOrganization.)Majorsubheadingchangesoccurredin
2007andagainin2012.Minorchangeshaveoccurredintheinterimyears. Onlydataforsubheadingsvalidduringtheentiretimeframeofthisreportare
shown to ensure that only meaningful trends are presented.
For data for all HTS10 subheadings for all years, go to the biweekly report. Click on the link below and scroll down to find this report:
www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/what_we_are_working_on.htm
Proceed to the "Contents" sheet to view a data navigation guide.
Data notes
All data are official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), accessible at the following website:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/products/catalog/orderform.html#sub_MerchandiseTradeDVDs
Imports are based on general imports, customs value.
Category Category description
200/301 Cotton and man-made fiber (MMF) yarn for retail sale and sewing thread, and combed cotton yarn
222 Knit fabric, cotton & MMF
229 Special purpose fabric, cotton & MMF
332/432/632-T/632-B Hosiery, including baby socks: cotton, wool, and MMF
338/339 Men's and boy's (M&B) cotton knit shirts, and women's and girl's (W&G) cotton knit shirts & blouses
340/640 M&B not knit shirts, cotton and MMF
345/645/646 Sweaters: Cotton, M&B MMF, and W&G MMF
347/348 M&B cotton trousers, breeches & shorts, and W&G cotton trousers, slacks & shorts
349/649 Brassieres & other body supporting garments, cotton & MMF
352/652 Underwear, cotton & MMF
359-S/659-S Other apparel: cotton and MMF
363 Cotton terry and other pile towels
443 M&B wool suits
447 M&B wool trousers, breeches & shorts
619 Polyester filament fabric, light-weight
620 Other synthetic filament fabric
622 Glass fiber fabric
638/639 M&B MMF knit shirts, and W&G MMF knit shirts & blouses
647/648 M&B MMF trousers, breeches & shorts, and W&G MMF trousers, breeches & shorts
666 Other MMF furnishings
847 Trousers, breeches & shorts, silk and vegetable fibers
TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS FROM CHINA: STATISTICAL REPORTS
Annual Compilation 2013
Contents
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Table Data time
number Content frame Sheet name
1 Value of imports from China by category Annual 1. Cat, annual value
2 China share, by value, of total U.S. imports by category Annual 2. Cat, annual value share
3 Quantity of imports from China by category Annual 3. Cat, annual quantity
4 China share, by quantity, of total U.S. imports by category Annual 4. Cat, annual quantity share
5 Unit value of imports from China by category Annual 5. Cat, annual unit val China
6 Unit value of imports from the world by category Annual 6. Cat, annual unit val world
7 Value of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Annual 7. HTS10, annual value
8 China share, by value, of total U.S. imports by HTS10 subheading Annual 8. HTS10, annual value share
9 Quantity of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Annual 9. HTS10, annual quantity
10 China share, by quantity, of total U.S. imports by HTS10 subheading Annual 10. HTS10, ann quantity share
11 Unit value of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Annual 11. HTS10, ann unit val China
12 Unit value of imports from the world by HTS10 subheading Annual 12. HTS10, ann unit val world
13 Value of imports from China by category Quarterly 13. Cat, quart value
14 China share, by value, of total U.S. imports by category Quarterly 14. Cat, quart value share
15 Quantity of imports from China by category Quarterly 15. Cat, quart quantity
16 China share, by quantity, of total U.S. imports by category Quarterly 16. Cat, quart quantity share
17 Unit value of imports from China by category Quarterly 17. Cat, quart unit val China
18 Unit value of imports from the world by category Quarterly 18. Cat, quart unit val world
19 Value of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 19. HTS10, quart value
20 China share, by value, of total U.S. imports by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 20. HTS10, quart value share
21 Quantity of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 21. HTS10, quart quantity
22 China share, by quantity, of total U.S. imports by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 22. HTS10, quart quantity share
23 Unit value of imports from China by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 23. HTS10, quart unit val China
24 Unit value of imports from the world by HTS10 subheading Quarterly 24. HTS10, quart unit val world
Table 1. MOU textile and apparel articles: U.S. imports from China by category ($), 2007–13
Change, 2007 to 2013
Index Category Description 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Absolute Percent
1 347/348 M&B cotton trousers, 1,766,047,082 1,935,815,989 3,048,306,813 3,698,281,305 3,511,575,544 3,779,939,486 3,940,374,427 2,174,327,345 123.1
breeches & shorts, and
W&G cotton trousers,
slacks & shorts
2 338/339 M&B cotton knit shirts, and 1,255,548,181 1,317,452,469 2,495,292,410 3,288,049,282 3,279,451,712 3,044,405,218 3,142,827,592 1,887,279,411 150.3
W&G cotton knit shirts &
blouses
3 638/639 M&B MMF knit shirts, and 529,975,071 543,509,807 915,584,790 1,168,613,482 1,332,916,349 1,550,983,788 1,643,536,326 1,113,561,255 210.1
W&G MMF knit shirts &
blouses
4 332/432/632- Hosiery, including baby 383,587,377 442,834,895 538,730,469 692,641,990 800,303,560 944,374,356 1,058,473,010 674,885,633 175.9
T/632-B socks: cotton, wool, and
(includes baby MMF
socks)
5 349/649 Brassieres & other body 710,724,528 808,925,319 791,507,655 977,466,888 1,038,933,225 1,137,335,226 1,242,811,512 532,086,984 74.9
supporting garments, cotton
& MMF
6 345/645/646 Sweaters: Cotton, M&B 717,172,898 650,532,587 873,221,546 961,034,350 1,106,762,101 1,032,833,703 1,095,506,488 378,333,590 52.8
MMF, and W&G MMF
7 352/652 Underwear, cotton & MMF 349,130,178 365,081,993 448,694,786 632,213,591 623,295,138 675,670,349 702,362,547 353,232,369 101.2
8 340/640 M&B not knit shirts, cotton 536,281,187 622,832,231 702,292,659 932,037,149 931,820,136 861,693,399 864,021,897 327,740,710 61.1
and MMF
9 647/648 M&B MMF trousers, 642,451,160 588,393,011 582,227,168 769,704,530 858,560,167 835,919,024 953,891,729 311,440,569 48.5
breeches & shorts, and
W&G MMF trousers,
breeches & shorts
10 222 Knit fabric, cotton & MMF 62,595,686 63,886,401 105,862,106 148,313,242 206,073,500 278,968,219 312,847,659 250,251,973 399.8
11 359-S/659-S Other apparel: cotton and 199,715,548 239,715,710 244,203,482 297,718,875 332,471,201 367,639,414 414,364,674 214,649,126 107.5
MMF
12 229 Special purpose fabric, 100,525,706 128,890,120 119,087,104 145,079,858 206,561,942 259,076,613 281,478,341 180,952,635 180.0
cotton & MMF
13 363 Cotton terry and other pile 257,888,277 288,487,958 282,744,223 375,925,943 354,611,618 382,608,248 387,714,357 129,826,080 50.3
towels
14 620 Other synthetic filament 30,381,990 43,199,147 42,499,114 66,784,745 99,701,452 98,227,442 106,230,004 75,848,014 249.6
fabric
15 619 Polyester filament fabric, 25,978,551 31,971,900 33,446,876 39,682,577 58,102,485 84,147,173 101,658,645 75,680,094 291.3
light-weight
16 200/301 Cotton & MMF yarn for 12,724,670 16,461,879 14,817,764 23,688,814 28,392,169 38,789,575 55,964,054 43,239,384 339.8
retail sale and sewing
thread, and combed cotton
yarn
17 443 M&B wool suits 53,421,183 68,140,412 68,708,498 92,298,856 85,948,966 86,882,848 81,497,721 28,076,538 52.6
18 666 Other MMF furnishings 4,435,849 2,404,913 8,283,596 20,905,621 22,077,259 20,125,597 27,040,305 22,604,456 509.6
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