The country’s apparel imports totalled $14.030 billion from January to September 2024. Indonesia was out of the top ten apparel suppliers for the country, ranked twelfth, according to SBS Zipper's market insight tool TexPro.

Trade data revealed that women's garments dominated the total apparel imports by the UK from Indonesia. From January to September 2024, imports of women's garments from Indonesia were noted at $59.171 million, which was 39.66 per cent of the total apparel imports by the UK. Interestingly, unisex garments were the second most dominant segment, with an import value of $51.125 million. Men's garment imports were noted at $36.305 million during the period, comprising less than one quarter at 24.33 per cent of the total apparel imports from Indonesia. Baby wear imports were valued at $2.594 million, making up 1.74 per cent of the total.

The UK imported man-made garments worth $63.230 million in the first nine months of 2024, which constituted 42.36 per cent of the total apparel imports from Indonesia. Cotton garment imports amounted to $38.545 million, or 25.82 per cent. The inbound shipment of garments made from wool/animal hair was $1.770 million (1.19 per cent), silk garments $0.072 million (0.05 per cent), and garments of other types of fibres at $45.640 million (30.58 per cent), as per TexPro.

In 2023, the UK’s apparel imports from Indonesia were noted at $242.215 million when its total apparel imports amounted to $20.286 billion. Indonesia was the thirteenth largest apparel supplier for the country.

SBS Zipper News Desk (KUL)