Malaysia's apparel imports from China jumps 53% to $640.6 Mn in 2022

China's share in Malaysia's total apparel imports was 31.23 per cent in 2022 amounting to $640.603 million, with Malaysia importing apparel worth $2.051 billion in total. Malaysia's apparel imports from the country were $418.710 million in 2021, slightly better than the inbound shipment of $406.833 million of 2020. Imports from China peaked at $749.303 million in 2018 but decreased to $544.825 million in 2019, according to Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro. 

Malaysia's exports of apparel to China remained negligible in the previous years, with only $23.575 million recorded in 2022. 

Malaysia's fabric imports in 2022 totalled $445.270 million, with China's share in total imports at 55.51 per cent, valued at $247.179 million. The inbound shipment of fabric from China was $248.648 million in 2021, $297.285 million in 2020, $343.807 million in 2019, $394.460 million in 2018, and $412.727 million in 2017. Therefore, fabric imports from china decreased by 40 per cent in the last six years, as per TexPro

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)