Asociation of Textiles, Garments, Leather and Footwear Industry Munich 03.09.2019.
About Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia ❖ Independent, modern and responsible non-budgetary institution with long tradition, experience and knowledge ❖ National association of all Serbian businesspeople, which serves the best interests of its members and the Serbian economy ❖ Key goal is to make Serbia visible as a market economy country, with investment opportunities, to open borders, and to be ready to join the European trends in a competitive way ❖ A century and a half of the Serbian chamber system tradition ❖ Well-developed chamber network and Representative Offices abroad, enable efficient implementation of the support for the economy and businesspeople in their activities 03.09.2019.
Main activities and support for members ❖ Representing interests of our members before the governmental bodies and institutions ❖ Upgrading international economic cooperation ❖ Promoting the economy in the country and abroad ❖ Disseminating business information to our members ❖ Consultancy services ❖ Fostering good business practice, Business ethics and Business education ❖ Organization of Business and Government Delegations ❖ Fair organizing and fair support ❖ Business Forums and Business Networking ❖ B2B meetings, Conferences, Workshops, Seminars ❖ Buyer Missions, Supplier Days for targeted sectors 03.09.2019.
Association of textiles, garments, leather and footwear industry ❖ One of nineteen different associations included in Chamber of Commerce ❖ Includes producers in the area of textile, garments, leather and footwear ❖ Around two thousand companies are active in this industry ❖ All these companies are members of our association ❖ Employees: 48.000 are in the production of textile and garments and 14.000 are in the production of leather and footwear 03.09.2019.
Association of textiles, garments, leather and footwear industry T he Association includes five subgroups which produce different collections ❖ Subgroup for textile (main products: men’s and women’s collection’s, sportswear, underwear, jeans, knitted garments, handmade, home textiles) ❖ Subgroup of kids manufacturers (main products: children’s collections and baby equipment) ❖ Subgroup of socks manufacturers (main products: socks) ❖ Subgroup of producers of leather (main products: footwear, bags, leather accessories) ❖ Subgroup of workwear manufacturers (main products: protective and workwear, military and police equipment, modern uniforms) 03.09.2019.
Advantages of cooperation with Serbian companies ❖ Serbian companies are able to provide high- quality services according to the buyer’s demand ❖ Companies are able to react quickly and deliver small orders with fast processing time ❖ Flexible production( by order/or small quantities) ❖ Flexible,reliable and quick delivery tailored to customer needs ❖ Possibility of subcontractors association ❖ Readiness to adapt to new trends ❖ Experienced workforce and skilled workers ❖ Good quality products and services ❖ Optimal price quality relation ❖ High level recognition of importance of education for market success ❖ Developed educational system that includes both secondary schools and university levels ❖ Tradition and trust ❖ Geographical market proximity 03.09.2019.
Advantages of cooperation with Serbian companies ❖ Small order production ❖ Minimum order quantity is 100 pieces per colour ❖ Production specializations: fashion garments and protective wear ❖ Short delivery time for production, 4 – 6 weeks from recipe of row material ❖ Fast transport from Serbia to any European country, 4 – 7 days ❖ Good value for money – reasonable and competitive prices comparing with region
Textile industry ❖ CM is mostly done, but CM combined with CMT is 80% ❖ Final product is 20% ❖ Cost structures: - Labour is about 70% - Utilities are about 30% - Free VAT for exported goods from Serbia ❖ For row material with Eur 1 (with preferential origin) customers have duty free for ready-made garments from Serbia
Association of textiles, garments, leather and footwear industry ❖ Serbia has an open market economy. In comparison with the rest of the Western Balkan countries it has the largest market in terms of population and territory ❖ Serbia is an increasing market and it is in a process of developing infrastructure related to its export- oriented economic growth ❖ One of the main advantages is political stability ❖ FTAs with EU, Russia, USA, CEFTA, EFTA, Turkey, Belarus and Kazakhstan, enabling efficient access to various markets ❖ Serbia is the only country beyond the Commonwealth of Independent States that has a Free Trade Agreement with the Russian Federation 03.09.2019.
Textile industry ❖ Long tradition in providing services to global industry leaders. The strong tradition of textile manufacturing and exports in Serbia contribute to a steady increase of the export volume in this sector. ❖ As a result, in 2017 total exports of textile industry exceeded 895,8 mil dollars – 15 % higher then in 2016! ❖ In 2018 total exports of textile industry exceeded 1 billion dollars! 03.09.2019.
COUNTRY AND SECTOR PRESENTATION - SERBIA Contact: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Resavska 13-15 Street, 11000 Belgrade www.pks.rs Association of Textiles, Garments, Leather and Footwear Industry P: +381 11 33 04 514 E: tekstilikoza@pks.rs 03.09.2019.
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