Chilean Textile Status
Currently, a total of Chile's textile manufacturers about 2000. Prior to 1975, Chile's high tariffs on textile imports. Since 1975, tariff reform, the increasing imports of textiles. Especially in recent years by the impact of imported products, especially by a large number of textile imports from Asian countries, the impact of Chile's textile industry has contracted state, the existing level of production capacity was only one-third in 1989. At present, many enterprises with limited investment in production at this stage can only ensure the maintenance of status. Specifically, compared to 2002 and 1989, Chile's clothing fell by 66% the level of production, textile raw material production to reduce by 33%. Which, especially cotton yarn production capacity of the most problematic. In 1994 this area had experienced a serious crisis, the total closure of 37 factories, fired more than 6,000 workers. Currently, Chile cotton yarn manufacturers remaining three: Eduardo Sumar Group Industiras Sumar company, Massú Textiles lo Espejo family company and Pichara company.
In view of this, Chile Textile Association suggested the need to implement in the field of textile re-allocation resources, such as the establishment of textile manufacturers Association, coordinating the production, export, has reached to avoid vicious competition and the macro rational optimizing resource allocation.
Chile's textile industry is labor costs for the two U.S. dollars / hour.
Due to the recent European Union and the United States, Chile has signed free trade agreement, which provides effective from the date of the agreement, 97% of Chile's textile products will be zero-tariff access to the markets. Chile's textiles exports of these countries is expected to increase significantly. Specifically, the fabric import tariffs from 17% to 0%, clothing import tariffs from 37% to 0%. This Chilean garment manufacturers who have brought a lot of opportunities, but they must comply with the relevant provisions of origin. According to Chile's Directorate General for International Economic Affairs Division is expected to export promotion in 2004, garment exports are expected to double Chile (Chile 2003, apparel exports 15 million U.S. dollars), the next three years, exports are more likely to reach 113 million U.S. dollars. Such as some of the larger garment manufacturers Bellavista Oveja Tomé, Crossville, Textiles Pollak, Mavesa (Falabella Corporation subsidiary), are optimistic about the U.S. market prepared to invest in updating their equipment, expand production scale and increase its exports.
Chile's import tariffs on textile products currently 6%. Chile's textile imports in 2002 to reach 856.4 million U.S. dollars, of which 456.9 million U.S. dollars of products from Asian countries, accounting for 54.7% of the total, imports of textiles from China, 331.7 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 38.7%. Several of the largest importers of textiles are the major department stores such as big Ripley, Falabella, Almacenes Paris and so on.
Chile's textile industry that the future should be vigorously explore other markets, especially Latin American neighbors in the market. However, since the 1997 Asian economic crisis, Latin American neighboring countries to Chile is to reduce the demand for textile products. 2002 textile imports from Chile, Argentina fell 72.2%, down 44.5% in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Bolivia's imports rise. Chile's textile exports in 1997 had reached its peak, the export amount of 200 million U.S. dollars in 2002, it dropped to 124 million U.S. dollars.
January 2003 to September, textile exporter in Chile, Mexico 19.6%, U.S. 10.7%, Colombia 9.9%, Brazil 9%, 8.1% in Bolivia and other countries and regions accounted for the remaining 42.7%.
January 2003 to September, the Chilean textile importer in the Asia-Pacific countries accounted for 53.1%, South America Southern Common Market (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, the four countries) accounted for 11.8%, EU countries accounted for 10.3%, the United States, Canada, Mexico 9.4%, other countries and regions accounted for 15.4%.
As of July 2003, China's textile exports to Chile, fabrics, articles and related products totaled 72.68 million U.S. dollars, clothing and accessories totaling 2.1736 million.
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