EU MARKET SURVEY 2003 EU MARKET SURVEY 2003 BODYWEAR BODYWEAR Mailing address: P.O. Box 30009, 3001 DA Rotterdam, The Netherlands Phone: +31 10 201 34 34 Fax: +31 10 411 40 81 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: http://www.cbi.nl CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF IMPORTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Office: WTC-Beursbuilding, 5th floor 37 Beursplein, Rotterdam, The Netherlands EU MARKET SURVEY 2003 BODYWEAR Compiled for CBI by: Drs. Jan P. Servaas May 2003 DISCLAIMER The information provided in this market survey is believed to be accurate at the time of writing. It is, however, passed on to the reader without any responsibility on the part of CBI or the authors and it does not release the reader from the obligation to comply with all applicable legislation. Neither CBI nor the authors of this publication make any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy of the information presented, and will not be liable for injury or claims pertaining to the use of this publication or the information contained therein. No obligation is assumed for updating or amending this publication for any reason, be it new or contrary information or changes in legislation, regulations or jurisdiction. New CBI publication with updated contents replacing CBI’s EU Market Survey 2002 ‘Bodywear’ and CBI’s EU Strategic Marketing Guide 2002 ‘Bodywear’ (published in January 2002). Photo courtesy: Hunnink & van den Broek CONTENTS REPORT SUMMARY 7 INTRODUCTION 10 PART A: EU MARKET INFORMATION 1 PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 15 1.1 Product groups 15 1.2 Customs/statistical product