Top U.S. Imports: Apparel
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TOP U.S.IMPORTS APPAREL
America loves its threads. Clothing, garments, dresses, shoes, you name it and chances are it’s imported into the United States. Here are the main players and the top apparel imports into the U.S.
China accounts for 84.95% of foot-wear imported into the U.S. While
Vietnam comes in second with 6.46%. Nike sneakers are made in
Vietnam.
Are you confident your apparel imports are entering the U.S. on time and working through the clearance process expeditiously? Licensed Customs Brokers are available to answer any question you may have about the import process. Working with a Customs Broker is the best way to make sure your apparel will pass through the import clearance process with no issues.
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References:http://www.afcinternationalllc.com/blog/apparel-tops-u-s-import-list/
AFC International will oversee the entire apparel import entry level process, making sure you stay compliant so you can focus on the busy apparel import business.
FOOTWEAR FOLLOWS CLOTHES
Approximately 37¢ of every dollar
from apparel import-ed into the U.S. comes
from China.37¢
TOP 20 APPAREL IMPORTS TO THE U.S.
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37.1%China
$29.6 Billion
Vietnam $8.3 Billion
Bangladesh$4.9 Billion
Indonesia$4.9 Billion
Mexico$3.7 Billion
India$3.2 Billion
10.4%6.2%6.1%
4.6%
4.1%
24.4%Other
OtherCambodia $2.6 Billion 3.2%Honduras $2.5 Billion 3.1%El Salvador $1.9 billion 2.3%Sri Lanka $1.7 billion 2.1%Pakistan $1.5 billion 1.8%Nicaragua $1.5 billion 1.8%Guatemala $1.3 billion 1.7%
Italy $1.3 billion 1.6%Philippines $1.1 billion 1.4%Jordan $1.1 billion 1.3%Thailand $1 billion 1.3%Haiti $800 million 1%Egypt $800 million 1% Dominican Republic $700 million .8%
84.95%China
6.46%Vietnam
TOP IMPORTED ITEMS IN THE U.S.
1stClothing2nd
Footwear 3rdFurniture4th
Appliances 5thVehicles
In a year’s time, the U.S. on average imports approx-imately $80 billion in clothing and other apparel.
Clothing and apparel tops the U.S. import list each and every year. Whether it’s jeans from Sri Lanka or shirts from China, it’s being imported here.