Imports of cotton apparels continue to dominate the US’ apparel imports with 49.22 per cent share in overall US apparel import values.

As per an OTEXA report, the US imported apparels worth $40.94 billion during the January to May 2022 period, of which $20.15 billion is shared by cotton apparels.

The share of MMF apparels was $18.89 billion – 46.14 per cent of the total import values.

The data further indicates that $1.09 billion was spent to source apparels made from silk and vegetable fibres, while wool apparels’ import was worth US $ 801.25 million.

Vietnam remains the top destination for the US apparel buyers for cotton apparels as the country shipped US $ 3.17 billion worth of apparels made from cotton to USA in the said period.

Bangladesh and China followed Vietnam with $2.91 billion and $2.63 billion worth of cotton apparel shipment to the US. India’s cotton apparel export to the US valued $2.02 billion in the same period.