According to data from the Turkish Statistics Bureau and the Ministry of Trade, Turkish clothing exports increased by 23.02% year-on-year from January to December 2021. From January to December 2021, Turkey’s clothing exports reached US$16.676 billion, compared with US$13.555 billion in the same period in 2020.
In terms of categories, the export volume of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS Chapter 61) from January to December 2021 was US$9.808 billion, compared with the same period in 2020 US$7.531 billion, an increase of 30.2%.
The export value of non-knitted clothing and accessories (HS Chapter 62) was US$6.868 billion, an increase of 14.0% from US$6.023 billion in the same period in 2020.
In terms of non-clothing, exports of carpets, floor mats and tapestries (HS Chapter 57) surged by 26.7% to US$2.951 billion.
Exports of used clothes and other textiles and rags (HS Chapter 63) increased by 15.6% to US$2.615 billion.
At the same time, Turkey’s imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS Chapter 52) increased significantly by 42.2% to US$3.289 billion. </p
