CTEI: Although the inspection standard for textile is improving in the US and EU markets in recent years, textile and garment manufacturers in Shishi, Fujian are also enhancing the product quality to meet the higher requirement and then increasing their export to those markets.

According to Shishi Customes, the shoes export reached 2221 batches, valued 112.974 million USD from Jan. to Aug., up 26.8% and 39.4% year on year resepctively. The export of textile were 2376 batches, valued 97.739 million USD, up 48.6% and 94.6% respectively. The traditional textile products accounted for 95% of the volume and 83.7% of the value. Of which, the export to the EU were 741 batches, valued 34.021 million USD, up 73.1% and 199.1% respectively. The growth trend kept soaring.