US textile and apparel (T&A) imports decreased 6.98 percent to $15.580 billion in the first two months of 2021, compared to $16.749 billion in January-February 2020. As per China Textile, with 28.54 percent share, China was the largest supplier of textiles and apparel to the US during the two-month period, followed by Vietnam with 14.83 percent share.

During these two months, US’ apparel imports valued at $10.914 billion, while non-apparel imports accounted for the remaining $4.666 billion, according to the latest Major Shippers Report, released by the US Department of Commerce.

The country’s imports from Pakistan grew by 13.45 percent year-on-year while imports Indonesia, Jordan and India registered a sharp decline of 29.64 percent, 23.39 percent and 21.89 percent respectively.

In the non-apparel category, imports from Turkey, India and Pakistan increased by 48 percent, 20.48 percent and 19.98 percent, respectively. On the other hand, imports from South Korea declined by 0.89 percent to $118.362 million. Of the total US textile and apparel imports, cotton imports amounted to $6.951 billion, while manmade fiber products accounted for $7.994 billion, followed by $326.278 million of wool products and $308.562 million of products from silk and vegetable fibers.