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Turkish home textile products exported to 194 countries

From Turkey, 36.33% of the $2 billion 490 million 85 thousand home textile exports made in 2020 was to Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA.

Last year about $2.5 billion of home textile products were exported from Turkey to 194 countries and autonomous regions.

According to the compilation of AA reporter’s data from Uludag Exporters’ Associations (UIB) and Turkish Home Textile Industrialists and Business People’s Association (TETSIAD), Turkey’s home textile industry closed 2020 with $2 billion 490 million 85 thousand of foreign sales.

Export to Germany, which is in the top 3 in exports, was $480 million 678 thousand, exports to the USA was $295 million 452 thousand and exports to the United Kingdom was $128 million 764 thousand. The export of $904 million 894 thousand made to these 3 countries constituted 36.33% of the total home textile export.

Among the other countries in the top 10, $107 million 70 thousand of products were sold to Italy, $102 million 764 thousand to the Netherlands, $97 million 343 thousand to France, $79 million 590 thousand to Bulgaria, $70 million 28 thousand to Poland, $65 million 10 thousand to Belarus, $61 million 779 thousand to Russia.

Exports to Afghanistan and Vietnam increased by more than 100%

When looking at the markets where millions of dollars and more is exported in home textiles, the increases in some countries and autonomous regions drew attention.

Exports to Afghanistan last year rose 130% compared to 2019. Exports to this country, which amounted to $1 million 36 thousand in 2019, increased to $2 million 379 thousand last year.

Exports to Vietnam, which was $759 thousand worth of products in 2019, reached $1 million 736 thousand with an increase of 128.5% over last year.

Last year, compared to 2019, $5 million 952 thousand of home textile products were sent to Tajikistan with an increase of 83% and an increase of 80% to Yemen, amounting to $6 million 31 thousand.

A 46% increase was recorded in the foreign sales of Turkish home textile manufacturers to Kazakhstan in 2020. Exports to this country increased from $18 million 602 thousand to $27 million 216 thousand.

Last year, 194 countries, free zones, and representatives of the sector, which exported to the autonomous region, also exported to Faroe Islands, Bhutan, Haiti, Grenada, and Nicaragua, where no products were shipped in 2019.

Source: AA / Translated by Irem Yildiz

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