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Eu Market Survey 2005 EU MARKET SURVEY 2005 Outerwear including leather garments EU MARKET SURVEY 2005 OUTERWEAR including LEATHER GARMENTS Compiled for CBI by: Drs. Jan P. Servaas June 2005 DISCLAIMER CBI MARKET INFORMATION TOOLS Although the content of its market information tools has been compiled with the greatest care, the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) is not able to guarantee that the information provided is accurate and/or exhaustive, and cannot be held liable for claims pertaining to use of the information. In the case of the market publications, neither CBI nor the authors of the publications accept responsibility for the use, which might be made of the information. Furthermore, the information shall not be construed as legal advice. Original documents should, therefore, always be consulted where appropriate. 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PHOTO COURTESY: Rimini BV, The Netherlands 1 CONTENTS REPORT SUMMARY....................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 9 1 PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS.............................................................................. 12 1.1 Product groups .............................................................................................. 12 1.2 Customs/statistical product classification ........................................................... 15 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE EU MARKET ................................................................... 17 3 CONSUMPTION.................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Market size EU-25 .......................................................................................... 20 3.1.1 Germany .................................................................................................. 21 3.1.2 United Kingdom ......................................................................................... 23 3.1.3 Italy......................................................................................................... 25 3.1.4 France...................................................................................................... 27 3.1.5 Spain ....................................................................................................... 29 3.1.6 The Netherlands ........................................................................................ 30 3.1.8 Belgium.................................................................................................... 32 3.1.9 EU-10 countries ......................................................................................... 33 3.2 Market segmentation ...................................................................................... 34 3.3 Consumption patterns and trends ..................................................................... 40 4 PRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 42 4.1 EU clothing production .................................................................................... 42 4.2 Delocalisation of clothing production ................................................................. 44 5 IMPORTS............................................................................................................. 45 5.1 Total imports................................................................................................. 45 5.1.1 EU-25 imports ........................................................................................... 45 5.1.2 Germany .................................................................................................. 48 5.1.3 United Kingdom ......................................................................................... 50 5.1.4 France ..................................................................................................... 52 5.1.5 Italy......................................................................................................... 54 5.1.6 The Netherlands ........................................................................................ 56 5.1.7 Spain ....................................................................................................... 58 5.1.8 Belgium.................................................................................................... 60 5.2 Imports by product groups .............................................................................. 62 5.2.1 Imports of knitted outerwear ....................................................................... 62 5.2.2 Imports of woven outerwear........................................................................ 65 5.2.3 Imports of leather garments ........................................................................ 68 5.3 The role of developing countries ....................................................................... 69 6 EXPORTS............................................................................................................. 71 6.1 EU-25 exports ............................................................................................... 71 6.1.1 Italy......................................................................................................... 73 6.1.2 Germany .................................................................................................. 73 6.1.3 France...................................................................................................... 73 6.1.4 United Kingdom ......................................................................................... 73 6.1.5 The Netherlands ........................................................................................ 73 6.1.6 Spain ....................................................................................................... 74 6.1.7 Belgium.................................................................................................... 74 6.2 Re-exports .................................................................................................... 74 2 7 TRADE STRUCTURE ............................................................................................. 75 7.1 EU trade channels .......................................................................................... 75 7.1.1 Sales intermediaries ................................................................................... 75 7.1.2 Retailers of outerwear ................................................................................ 76 7.2 Trade structure in major EU countries ............................................................... 78 7.2.1 Germany .................................................................................................. 78 7.2.2 United Kingdom ......................................................................................... 80 7.2.3 Italy......................................................................................................... 83 7.2.4 France ..................................................................................................... 84 7.2.5 Spain ....................................................................................................... 86 7.2.6 The Netherlands ........................................................................................ 88 7.2.7 Belgium ................................................................................................... 90 7.3 Distribution channels for developing country exporters ........................................ 92 8 PRICES................................................................................................................ 94 8.1 Price developments ........................................................................................ 94 8.2 Sources of price information ............................................................................ 95 9 EU MARKET ACCESS REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 96 9.1 Quality and standards for outerwear ................................................................. 96 9.2 Non-tariff trade barriers.................................................................................. 96 9.2.1 Product legislation ..................................................................................... 96 9.2.2 Market requirements .................................................................................
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