The first half of the year is too busy, and the second half of the year is too busy!
Affected by the epidemic in the first half of the year, the overall situation of offline enterprises was not optimistic. One after another, textile factories and textile enterprises took the initiative or were forced to withdraw due to issues such as funds, inventory, and workers. forced to close down.
Many people even feel that they have no chance to make money this year and are starting to think about changing careers. After all, a large number of people are waiting to be paid. But recently, with the “emergency crisis” in India “With the return of orders and the arrival of Double Eleven and Double Twelve, the textile market is showing a turn for the better.
Foreign orders have begun to be placed in an endless stream, and the domestic market is slowly recovering as the epidemic stabilizes. Some countries and regions have even shown retaliatory concentrated orders, so it can It is said that this period of time is an opportunity for the domestic textile industry to make money.
The difficult months of February and March: from being unable to resume work to fully resuming work, and then being forced to stagnate
Wendy is the American Working for a home textile company, the company is headquartered in New York, but most of its suppliers are in China. She is responsible for purchasing home textiles such as bedding, curtains and towels from factories.
In February, after the outbreak, factory workers were unable to arrive on time, but foreign customers kept urging orders for delivery. She can only coordinate and give customers a clear shipping time as much as possible. At the same time, the factory is also continuing to stock up on goods during the resumption of work.
The goods accumulation diagram is provided by the respondent
By early March, the factory basically realized Full resumption of work. However, under the influence of the international epidemic, customers in the United States have successively canceled orders.
“For the factory, they started working late, but by March they had already done half or part of it, or maybe even just finished it. Well, this product can’t be shipped. Put it here and smash it into the hands of the factory.” Wendy told reporters.
She even witnessed the unemployment of her colleagues, “There are many institutions like ours in China, which are domestic representative offices and offices of foreign trading companies. Some went bankrupt, so they simply closed their domestic offices and laid off their employees.
In June, orders surged and have been scheduled until next year’s Spring Festival
“Since mid-to-late June, orders and non-orders have been coming in very urgently and in large quantities. “Wendy suddenly became busy in the second half of the year. She said it was even busier than the busiest times in previous years.
The factory has also entered a busy state. Now their factory The orders have been scheduled until February next year, and they are all foreign trade orders. There is no excess production capacity before the Spring Festival. Even if there are orders coming to their door now, they can only reluctantly refuse and leave the contact information of the intended partner to seek cooperation next time. .
The picture of workers being processed is provided by the respondent
Some media reports stated that several In recent months, due to the spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, many large-scale export textile companies in India have been unable to deliver goods normally, and orders that should have been produced in India have been transferred to China.
Although Wendy’s Most of the company’s suppliers are in China, but it also purchases some products from India and Pakistan. According to what she learned, most of the factories in India and Pakistan have only restored 30-40% of their production capacity, and the factories that have recovered best can only restore 30-40% of their production capacity. Reaching about 60%.
In Wendy’s view, the surge in orders in the second half of the year is because people in countries such as the United States have also canceled many social activities due to the impact of the epidemic. As people stay at home longer, the demand for home textile products has also increased.
Busy shipping, one cabin Hard to find, and costs keep rising
Data released by the General Administration of Customs of China show that in September 2020, China’s textile and apparel exports reached US$28.37 billion, a month-on-month increase of 18.2%, of which Textile exports were US$13.15 billion, a month-on-month increase of 35.8%, and clothing exports were US$15.22 billion, a month-on-month increase of 6.2%. Customs data from January to September showed that China’s textile and clothing exports totaled US$215.78 billion, an increase of 9.3%, of which textile exports were US$117.95 billion. , an increase of 33.7%.
From the customs foreign trade data, China’s textile export industry has experienced rapid growth in the past few months. At the same time, as the peak season at the end of the year approaches, foreign trade exports The rapid growth of orders has caused a substantial increase in international ocean freight, and the phenomenon of container explosions and container dumping has occurred frequently.
According to feedback from relevant personnel operating the Alibaba International Platform, “From the data point of view, in recent times, International trade orders are growing rapidly, and Alibaba has internally formulated a double-hundred standard, which is to serve 1 million TEUs and 1 million tons of incremental trading goods.”
On October 23, Red Star The Capital Bureau consulted a number of international maritime logistics companies and learned that currently the price quoted for departures from Dalian to the port of Los Angeles in the United States is US$2,800-3,900 per container (prices vary depending on the size of the container and the type of cargo).
Among them, Angela, the person in charge of a logistics company that specializes in operating shipping routes to and from the United States, told Red Star Capital Bureau that in previous years, the price of the shipping route from Dalian to Los Angeles was generally 1,000-2,000. USD/container, but starting from May and June this year, the price has been rising.
Multiple foreign trade data showed high growth, industry insiders: China’s strong products have achieved the ultimate level
Public data shows: In September, my country’s export volume of textile yarns, fabrics and products reached US$13.152 billion, a year-on-year increase of 34.69%, and has experienced high growth for many consecutive months. From January to September, the cumulative export volume of textile yarns, fabrics and products reached US$117.95 billion, a year-on-year increase of 33.7%.
Wendy told reporters that there are currently few companies in the international market that can completely replace China’s size. Because each of China’s strong products has basically achieved the ultimate. From the industrial chain to the finished product, it is very complete, and every link is very mature.
“It is almost impossible for other countries to quickly replace us. Foreign trade will definitely always exist. In the international environment, there may be some factors that affect what we do. Do more or do less, make money or not.” Wendy said that the current situation in the industry is largely caused by the epidemic, but it is not yet known how long this situation will last.
Another person in the industry told the media that the current market boom is expected to last for two or three years. The textile printing and dyeing industry is a labor-intensive industry, which has great impact on labor costs, prices, etc. The factors are very sensitive. Once the foreign epidemic is under control and production capacity gradually recovers, these returning orders are likely to be transferred overseas again.
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