This report was created for strategic planners, international executives, and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. Professor Philip M. Parker, the Chair Professor of Management Science at INSEAD, has developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. He does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

"Apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber" as a category is defined in this report following the definition given by the United Nations Statistics Division Classification Registry using the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3). The SITC code that defines "apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber" is 8482.

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the shares that countries are likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes.

After the worldwide summary in Chapter 2 of both imports and exports, Chapter 3 details the exports of apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber, for each individual country. Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber for all countries in the world. In all cases, the total dollar volume and percentage share values by major trading partner are provided. Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber to and from all major countries in the world. Of the 150 countries considered, if a country is not reported here, it is therefore estimated to have only a negligible level of trade in apparel and clothing accessories made of plastics or vulcanized rubber excluding hard rubber (i.e. their market shares are close or equal to zero percent).

• 1METHODOLOGY
• 1.1OUR APPROACH
• 2THE WORLD MARKET
• 2.1EXPORTS
• 2.1.1THE WORLD MARKET: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER EXPORT SUPPLIES IN 2027
• 2.2IMPORTS
• 2.2.1THE WORLD MARKET: IMPORTED APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3EXPORTS
• 3.1AFRICA: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.1.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.1.2CAMEROON
• 3.1.3EGYPT
• 3.1.4GHANA
• 3.1.5KENYA
• 3.1.6LESOTHO
• 3.1.7MADAGASCAR
• 3.1.8MALAWI
• 3.1.9MALI
• 3.1.10MAURITIUS
• 3.1.11MOROCCO
• 3.1.12NAMIBIA
• 3.1.13SENEGAL
• 3.1.14SIERRA LEONE
• 3.1.15SOUTH AFRICA
• 3.1.16TANZANIA
• 3.1.17TOGO
• 3.1.18TUNISIA
• 3.1.19ZAMBIA
• 3.1.20ZIMBABWE
• 3.2ASIA: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.2.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.2.2BANGLADESH
• 3.2.3CAMBODIA
• 3.2.4CHINA
• 3.2.5HONG KONG
• 3.2.6INDIA
• 3.2.7INDONESIA
• 3.2.8JAPAN
• 3.2.9MACAU
• 3.2.10MALAYSIA
• 3.2.11MYANMAR
• 3.2.12SEYCHELLES
• 3.2.13SINGAPORE
• 3.2.14SOUTH KOREA
• 3.2.15SRI LANKA
• 3.2.16TAIWAN
• 3.2.17THAILAND
• 3.2.18THE PHILIPPINES
• 3.2.19VIETNAM
• 3.3EUROPE: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.3.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.3.2AUSTRIA
• 3.3.3BELARUS
• 3.3.4BELGIUM
• 3.3.5BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
• 3.3.6BULGARIA
• 3.3.7CROATIA
• 3.3.8CYPRUS
• 3.3.9DENMARK
• 3.3.10ESTONIA
• 3.3.11FINLAND
• 3.3.12FRANCE
• 3.3.13GERMANY
• 3.3.14GREECE
• 3.3.15HUNGARY
• 3.3.16IRELAND
• 3.3.17ITALY
• 3.3.18KAZAKHSTAN
• 3.3.19LATVIA
• 3.3.20LITHUANIA
• 3.3.21LUXEMBOURG
• 3.3.22MALTA
• 3.3.23NORWAY
• 3.3.24POLAND
• 3.3.25PORTUGAL
• 3.3.26ROMANIA
• 3.3.27RUSSIA
• 3.3.28SLOVAKIA
• 3.3.29SLOVENIA
• 3.3.30SPAIN
• 3.3.31SWEDEN
• 3.3.32SWITZERLAND
• 3.3.33THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• 3.3.34THE NETHERLANDS
• 3.3.35THE UNITED KINGDOM
• 3.3.36UKRAINE
• 3.4LATIN AMERICA: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.4.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.4.2ARGENTINA
• 3.4.3BRAZIL
• 3.4.4CHILE
• 3.4.5COLOMBIA
• 3.4.6COSTA RICA
• 3.4.7ECUADOR
• 3.4.8EL SALVADOR
• 3.4.9GUATEMALA
• 3.4.10HONDURAS
• 3.4.11MEXICO
• 3.4.12PANAMA
• 3.4.13PERU
• 3.4.14URUGUAY
• 3.5NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.5.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.5.2BARBADOS
• 3.5.3BERMUDA
• 3.5.4CANADA
• 3.5.5HAITI
• 3.5.6ST. LUCIA
• 3.5.7THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• 3.5.8THE UNITED STATES
• 3.6OCEANIA: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.6.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.6.2AUSTRALIA
• 3.6.3NEW ZEALAND
• 3.7THE MIDDLE EAST: EXPORT SUPPLIES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IN 2027
• 3.7.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 3.7.2IRAN
• 3.7.3ISRAEL
• 3.7.4JORDAN
• 3.7.5LEBANON
• 3.7.6OMAN
• 3.7.7PAKISTAN
• 3.7.8QATAR
• 3.7.9SAUDI ARABIA
• 3.7.10TAJIKISTAN
• 3.7.11THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
• 3.7.12TURKEY
• 4IMPORTS
• 4.1AFRICA: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.1.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.1.2ALGERIA
• 4.1.3BENIN
• 4.1.4BOTSWANA
• 4.1.5BURKINA FASO
• 4.1.6BURUNDI
• 4.1.7CAMEROON
• 4.1.8CAPE VERDE
• 4.1.9COTE D'IVOIRE
• 4.1.10EGYPT
• 4.1.11ETHIOPIA
• 4.1.12GUINEA
• 4.1.13MADAGASCAR
• 4.1.14MALAWI
• 4.1.15MAURITANIA
• 4.1.16MAURITIUS
• 4.1.17MOROCCO
• 4.1.18MOZAMBIQUE
• 4.1.19NAMIBIA
• 4.1.20NIGER
• 4.1.21NIGERIA
• 4.1.22RWANDA
• 4.1.23SAO TOME E PRINCIPE
• 4.1.24SENEGAL
• 4.1.25SIERRA LEONE
• 4.1.26SOUTH AFRICA
• 4.1.27TANZANIA
• 4.1.28THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• 4.1.29THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• 4.1.30UGANDA
• 4.1.31ZAMBIA
• 4.1.32ZIMBABWE
• 4.2ASIA: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.2.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.2.2BRUNEI
• 4.2.3CHINA
• 4.2.4HONG KONG
• 4.2.5INDIA
• 4.2.6INDONESIA
• 4.2.7JAPAN
• 4.2.8MACAU
• 4.2.9MALAYSIA
• 4.2.10MONGOLIA
• 4.2.11NEPAL
• 4.2.12SINGAPORE
• 4.2.13SOUTH KOREA
• 4.2.14SRI LANKA
• 4.2.15TAIWAN
• 4.2.16THAILAND
• 4.2.17THE MALDIVES
• 4.2.18THE PHILIPPINES
• 4.2.19VIETNAM
• 4.3EUROPE: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.3.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.3.2ALBANIA
• 4.3.3ANDORRA
• 4.3.4AUSTRIA
• 4.3.5BELARUS
• 4.3.6BELGIUM
• 4.3.7BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
• 4.3.8BULGARIA
• 4.3.9CROATIA
• 4.3.10CYPRUS
• 4.3.11DENMARK
• 4.3.12ESTONIA
• 4.3.13FINLAND
• 4.3.14FRANCE
• 4.3.15GEORGIA
• 4.3.16GERMANY
• 4.3.17GREECE
• 4.3.18HUNGARY
• 4.3.19ICELAND
• 4.3.20IRELAND
• 4.3.21ITALY
• 4.3.22KAZAKHSTAN
• 4.3.23LATVIA
• 4.3.24LITHUANIA
• 4.3.25LUXEMBOURG
• 4.3.26MACEDONIA
• 4.3.27MALTA
• 4.3.28MOLDOVA
• 4.3.29NORWAY
• 4.3.30POLAND
• 4.3.31PORTUGAL
• 4.3.32ROMANIA
• 4.3.33RUSSIA
• 4.3.34SLOVAKIA
• 4.3.35SLOVENIA
• 4.3.36SPAIN
• 4.3.37SWEDEN
• 4.3.38SWITZERLAND
• 4.3.39THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• 4.3.40THE NETHERLANDS
• 4.3.41THE UNITED KINGDOM
• 4.3.42UKRAINE
• 4.4LATIN AMERICA: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.4.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.4.2ARGENTINA
• 4.4.3BELIZE
• 4.4.4BOLIVIA
• 4.4.5BRAZIL
• 4.4.6CHILE
• 4.4.7COLOMBIA
• 4.4.8ECUADOR
• 4.4.9EL SALVADOR
• 4.4.10GUATEMALA
• 4.4.11GUYANA
• 4.4.12HONDURAS
• 4.4.13MEXICO
• 4.4.14NICARAGUA
• 4.4.15PANAMA
• 4.4.16PARAGUAY
• 4.4.17PERU
• 4.4.18SURINAME
• 4.4.19URUGUAY
• 4.5NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.5.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.5.2ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
• 4.5.3ARUBA
• 4.5.4BARBADOS
• 4.5.5BERMUDA
• 4.5.6CANADA
• 4.5.7GREENLAND
• 4.5.8JAMAICA
• 4.5.9ST. LUCIA
• 4.5.10THE BAHAMAS
• 4.5.11THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
• 4.5.12THE UNITED STATES
• 4.6OCEANIA: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.6.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.6.2AUSTRALIA
• 4.6.3FIJI
• 4.6.4FRENCH POLYNESIA
• 4.6.5NEW CALEDONIA
• 4.6.6NEW ZEALAND
• 4.6.7PALAU
• 4.6.8THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
• 4.6.9TONGA
• 4.7THE MIDDLE EAST: APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES MADE OF PLASTICS OR VULCANIZED RUBBER EXCLUDING HARD RUBBER IMPORTS IN 2027
• 4.7.1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 4.7.2ARMENIA
• 4.7.3AZERBAIJAN
• 4.7.4BAHRAIN
• 4.7.5ISRAEL
• 4.7.6JORDAN
• 4.7.7KUWAIT
• 4.7.8LEBANON
• 4.7.9OMAN
• 4.7.10PAKISTAN
• 4.7.11QATAR
• 4.7.12TURKEY
• 4.7.13YEMEN
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