On August 5, 2025, India and the United Kingdom officially launched the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “India-UK FTA”). This landmark trade cooperation not only reshapes the bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries bu...
I. Price Warning
Recent Weak Price Trend: As of August, the prices of polyester filament and staple fiber (key raw materials for polyester fabric) have shown a downward trend. For example, the benchmark price of polyester staple fiber on the Business Society was 6,600 yuan/ton at the start of the...
Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) officially issued a notice, announcing that starting from August 28, 2024, it will implement mandatory BIS certification for textile machinery products (both imported and domestically produced). This policy covers key equipment in the textile industr...
Recently, Pakistan officially launched a special train for textile raw materials connecting Karachi to Guangzhou, China. The commissioning of this new cross-border logistics corridor not only injects new momentum into the cooperation of the China-Pakistan textile industry chain but also reshapes ...
The recent release of a new EU proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in textiles has garnered significant attention from the global textile industry. The proposal not only significantly tightens PFAS residue limits but also expands the scope of regulated products. This i...
Recently, the U.S. government has continued to escalate its “reciprocal tariff” policy, formally including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the sanctions list and imposing high tariffs of 37% and 44% respectively. This move has not only dealt a “targeted blow” to the economic s...
Among the international factors affecting China’s textile foreign trade exports, although Vietnam has not exerted significant direct pressure through strict tariffs, frequent trade remedy investigations, or other direct trade policies, its rapid expansion of the textile and apparel industry and p...
On August 12, China and the United States jointly announced a temporary trade policy adjustment: 24% of the 34% tariffs mutually imposed in April this year will be suspended for 90 days, while the remaining 10% of the additional tariffs will remain in place. The introduction of this policy quickl...
On July 29, 2025, a trade policy development from the European Union (EU) attracted significant attention across China’s textile industry chain. The European Commission formally launched an anti-dumping investigation into nylon yarn imported from China, following an application by the Speci...
From August 5th to 7th, 2025, the highly anticipated Brazil São Paulo Textile, Fabric & Garment Exhibition grandly kicked off at the São Paulo Anhembi Convention Center. As one of the most influential textile industry events in Latin America, this edition of the exhibition gathered over 200 h...
When you spot runners in lightweight, breathable sportswear at the New York Marathon or catch a glimpse of yoga enthusiasts in quick-drying leggings at a Berlin gym, you might not realize—many of these high-frequency items on the shelves of European and American sportswear brands owe their existe...
On August 5, the mid-year work conference of the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) for 2025 was held in Beijing. As a “weathervane” meeting for the development of the textile industry, this conference gathered leaders from industry associations, enterprise representat...
