{"id":27945,"date":"2026-01-30T04:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/japan-imports-4-2-bn-trousers-in-jan-nov-china-tops-with-low-prices\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:14:44","slug":"japan-imports-4-2-bn-trousers-in-jan-nov-china-tops-with-low-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/30\/japan-imports-4-2-bn-trousers-in-jan-nov-china-tops-with-low-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan imports $4.2 bn trousers in Jan-Nov; China tops with low prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.fibre2fashion.com\/Newsresource\/images\/308\/shutterstock-265321037_319638.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>China remained Japan\u2019s largest supplier, accounting for imports valued at $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> billion and <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million units during the period. This represented more than two-fifths of total import volumes, underscoring China\u2019s continued dominance in mass-market sourcing. However, the average unit price of Chinese trousers and shorts stood at $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, well below Japan\u2019s overall average, highlighting China\u2019s strong cost competitiveness. Compared with earlier years, China\u2019s unit prices have steadily softened from $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> and $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, indicating sustained pricing pressure amid intense competition and a buyer focus on affordability, according to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fibre&lt;span class=\" startxt=\"\">*fashion.com\/market-intelligence\/texpro-textile-and-apparel\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;&gt;sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imports from Bangladesh were worth $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million during January\u2013November <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>. Shipments totalled <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> million units, with an average price of $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per unit, the lowest among the three leading Asian suppliers. Bangladesh\u2019s pricing has declined notably from $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> per unit in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> and $<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>.<span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span> in <span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span><span class=\"startxt\">*<\/span>, suggesting aggressive pricing strategies to defend and expand market share in Japan\u2019s highly competitive import landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n        <ph name=\"Courtsey\"\/>&#13;\n    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibre2fashion.com\/news\/apparel-news\/japan-imports-4-2-bn-trousers-in-jan-nov-china-tops-with-low-prices-308050-newsdetails.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China remained Japan\u2019s largest supplier, accounting for imports valued at $*.*** billion and ***.*** million units during the period. This represented more than two-fifths of total import volumes, underscoring China\u2019s continued dominance in mass-market sourcing. However, the average unit price of Chinese trousers and shorts stood at $*.**, well below Japan\u2019s overall average, highlighting China\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}