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New Zealand apparel imports from China at $149 mn in Jan-Feb 2025

10 May '25

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New Zealand apparel imports from China at $149 mn in Jan-Feb 2025

Insights

New Zealand imported $***** million worth of apparel from China in January–February 2025, accounting for **.** per cent of total imports.
Jerseys led with $****.*** million, followed by trousers and shorts, coats, shirts, and T-shirts. Man-made fibre apparel made up **.** per cent of imports.
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India were the other top suppliers.

During the first two months of this year, apparel imports from China contributed **.** per cent to New Zealand’s total apparel imports of $***.*** million. In comparison, the share was **.** per cent out of total apparel imports of $***.*** million in January–February ****, according to Fibre2Fashion&#**;s market insight tool TexPro.

Jerseys were the most dominant garment imported by New Zealand from China during this period, with imports valued at $**.*** million, representing **.** per cent of total apparel imports from China. Imports of trousers and shorts were valued at $**.*** million (**.** per cent), coats at $**.*** million (**.** per cent), shirts at $**.*** million (*.** per cent), and T-shirts at $**.*** million (*.** per cent).