India’s RMG Exports to Germany Increases by 50% in 2005-06

(with specific analysis of T-Shirts – Germany’s top RMG item imported from India)

 

 India’s exports of RMG to Germany were to the tune of 678.68 million USD & registered a growth of 50.62% in Year 2005-06 over the previous year. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS Chapter 61) constituted 54.47% with a growth of 43.97% and Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS Chapter 62) constituted the balance 45.53% share with a growth of 59.42%.

 TABLE I: INDIA’S EXPORTS OF RMG TO GERMANY DURING LAST 5 YEARS 2000-01 TO 2005-06

HS Chp

Commodity

2001-2002

%age Share in RMG

%age Growth

2002-2003

%age Share in RMG

%age Growth

2003-2004

%age Share in RMG

%age Growth

2004-2005

%age Share in RMG

%age Growth

2005-2006

%age Share in RMG

%age Growth

61

Knit Apparel

167.1

46.07

24.95

257.8

54.15

54.29

277.2

55.76

7.53

256.8

56.98

-7.38

369.7

54.47

43.97

62

Woven Apparel

195.6

53.93

-11.86

218.3

45.85

11.61

219.94

44.24

0.75

193.8

43.02

-11.87

309.0

45.53

59.42

 

 Total for RMG

362.7

100

1.99

476.1

100

31.3

497.14

100

4.42

450.6

100

-9.36

678.7

100

50.62

 

Total

1788

 

-6.25

2107

 

17.8

2545

 

20.8

2826

 

11.1

3586

 

26.89

 While India’s exports of knit apparel under HS Chapter 61 to Germany grew by 44%, growth in India’s Exports of woven apparel under HS Chapter 62 to Germany in the year 2005-06 grew by over 59.42%.  The  share of knit apparel exports to Germany in total exports of RGM to the country was nearly 54.47% in 2005-06.  Five years ago, in 2001-02 the situation was reverse wherein nearly 54% of India’s exports of RGM to Germany constituted of woven apparel and the remaining 46% was composed of knit apparel.

 HS Chapters 61 & 62 appear at 14th and 12th Position respectively in Germany’s Global Imports with a share of 1.40% and 1.69%.  The segments saw a growth of 1.25% and 1.65% respectively.

 HS Chapters 61 & 62 appear at 1st and 4th position respectively in Germany’s Imports from India with a share of 9.05% and 8.16% and registered a growth of 22.96% and 22.49% respectively.

 Germany appears as the 2nd largest importer of RMG in the world with a share of 9.78% & imports worth 23.885 Billion USD in Yr. 2005. Germany’s Global Imports of RMG registered a marginal growth of 1.46% in Yr. 2005.

 TABLE II : MAJOR SUPPLIER COUNTRIES OF RMG TO GERMANY

 

Rank

Supplier

%age share

%age change Yr. 2005/04

Yr. 2004

Yr. 2005

0

World               

100

100

1.46

1

China                   

12.50

19.52

58.43

2

Turkey                  

14.52

13.38

-6.53

3

Italy                   

6.74

5.98

-10.01

4

Bangladesh              

5.67

5.27

-5.54

5

Netherlands             

4.90

5.11

5.83

6

Romania                 

4.97

4.62

-5.79

7

Belgium                  

2.86

3.17

12.46

8

India                   

2.29

2.77

22.73

 China remained the strongest supplier of RMG to Germany and increased its share from 12.5% in 2004 to 19.52% in 2005 with an increase of more than 58%.  India on the other hand, though increasing its exports significantly by 22.73% in Germany’s imports of RMG in 2005 (second to China in terms of Growth) had a share of only 2.77% in the German market at the 8th position.  Bangladesh had a higher share of 5.27% compared with India but registered a decline of 5.79% in 2005 compared with India’s growth of over 22%. 

 EU countries like Turkey, Italy & Netherlands, Romania & Belgium constitute 32.26% share in Germany Imports of RMG. 

The top product of India’s exports of RMG to Germany at the 4 Digit HS Code level was Babies garments and clothing accessories, knitted /crocheted (6111) which constituted 3.06% share in India’s Exports of RMG to Germany showing a growth of 17.89%.

 TABLE III:     HS CODE WISE GLOBAL IMPORTS OF RMG BY GERMANY & IMPORTS FROM INDIA

HS

Description

Global Imports

 

Imports from India

 Value in Million US$ 2005

 %age Share in Imports of RMG

%age Growth 05/04

Average Indi-cative Unit Value US$

Unit of Measu-rement

 Value in Million US$ 2005

%age Share 2005

%age Growth 05/04  -

Average Indica-tive Unit Value US$

 6204

WOMEN/GIRL SUITS,ETC

4033.26

16.89

-4.74

10.79

/NO

76.623

1.90

46.14

6.84

 6110

SWEATER,PULLOVER,VEST

3273.04

13.70

-3.54

7.93

/NO

62.345

1.90

0.38

4.86

 6203

SUITS,ENSEMBLES,ETC

3176.03

13.30

-4.21

13.23

/NO

15.184

0.48

12.09

7.9

 6109

T-SHIRT,SINGLET,ETC

2750.49

11.52

-3.87

3.31

/NO

112.472

4.09

43

2.76

 6202

OVRCOAT,ET,WOMEN/GIRL

1070.10

4.48

0.8

15.1

/NO

6.403

0.60

-1.95

13.12

 6205

MEN'S/BOYS' SHIRTS

891.49

3.73

-1.22

6.67

/NO

80.319

9.01

-3.65

5.28

 6206

WOM/GIRL BLSE,SHRT,ET

809.29

3.39

-5.65

8.13

/NO

84.216

10.41

35.64

5.18

 6115

HOSIERY

752.16

3.15

1.21

0

   

3.005

0.40

-20.79

0

 6108

WOMEN/GIRL SLIP,PJS

676.53

2.83

-3.56

1.59

/NO

25.998

3.84

7.38

1.22

 6201

OVERCOAT,ETC,MEN/BOYS

661.96

2.77

9.31

16.94

/NO

2.553

0.39

-35.39

19.2

 6104

WOMEN/GIRL SUIT,ENSEM

626.16

2.62

-16.56

5

/NO

28.064

4.48

4.36

3.13

 6212

BRA,GRDL,GRTR,ET,KN/N

534.22

2.24

-0.94

0

   

0.236

0.04

-36.64

0

 62MM

OTHERS

507.58

2.13

0

0

 

0

0.00

 

 

 61MM

OTHERS

443.60

1.86

0

0

 

0.000

0.00

 

 

 6106

WOMN/GIRL SHIRT,BLOUS

414.62

1.74

15.66

5.54

/NO

25.651

6.19

110.43

3.69

 6211

TRACK ST,SKI ST,SWIMW

402.83

1.69

-9.05

0

   

6.463

1.60

26.46

0

 6210

GRMNT,FLT,ET/FAB IMPR

390.73

1.64

17.99

0

   

0.242

0.06

-36.67

0

 6107

M/B UNDERPANT,PJS,ETC

322.26

1.35

-8.95

1.46

/NO

29.769

9.24

-0.19

0.94

 6105

MEN'S/BOYS' SHIRTS

295.69

1.24

19.96

5.53

/NO