According to the import and export figures published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), it can be seen that the European-based machinery manufacturers are both losing control of the Turkish textile market and are being replaced by the Far Eastern manufacturers gradually. To recall, textile machinery import of Turkey rached to 1 billion 743 million dollars in 2020 while pandemic effects were prevalent amongst the industry and while the year marked its importance as the most destructive in freight prices, delivery times specifically in supply. Due to the increase in demand in 2021, textile machinery imports reached 2 billion 382 million 435 thousand 398 US dollars by breaking a new record.
Textile Machinery Exports Also On the Rise
Turkish Textile Machinery manufacturers played a major role in the increase of annual export figures from 770,084,619 USD to 981,418,780 USD by 27.44% on an annual basis. As known, Turkish textile manufacturers continued their investments a year prior without slowing down.In spesific, both an increase in machinery purchases from domestic manufacturers and a possibility to channel new investments with the textile machinery imports was noted. Thanks to new investments, textile machinery imports increased to 2.4 billion dollars by 37% in 2021. Despite the delays in service and delivery under the pandemic conditions, noticeable interest in machinery imports was a topic of interest that should be carefully documented and analyzed for the domestic machinery manufacturers. Technologies related to the textile and apparel industries, which are listed with the Standard International Trade Classification in GTiP, are sorted in detail. Import and export evaluations associate with GTiP codes are listed as follows.
Imports of Machinery No. 8444 GTİP Increased by 63%
In GTİP, coded 8444, the machinery range listed as for the drawing and texturing synthetic or artificial materials suitable for weaving on behalf of machinery that can manufacture, weave and cut fibers in weaving materials. While the import figure of this machine item recorded as 114,480,882 USD in 2020, it can be seen that an increase to 187.229.978 USD by 63% was made possible in 2021.In the same product category, on the other hand, the increase in our exports remained at the level of 42.69%. In general, while our exports released as 751,581 USD in 2020, this figure has risen to 1,072,463 USD in 2021.
We Suffered the Most Spinners
According to TÜİK data, Turkish textile machinery manufacturers achieved an import figure of 387,639,663 USD in 2020 in the import of the machines for the fiber preperation, yarn production and yarn preperation machinery classified with the GTiP coded 8445 and recorded an increase as 527,696,841 USD by 36 per cent in 2021 that was exceptional. Our exports for the GTIP coded 8445 product classification, as it stands out as the product group we invested the most of its imports due to the inadequacy of domestic manufacturers in spinning machinery field, have increased from USD 32,710,928 to USD 47,334,979 by 44%.
Weaving Machine Imports Increased
The products classified in the export item with the GTiP coded 8446 are as follows incorporating weaving looms; weaving machines fabric width <30 cm, motorized shuttle weaving machines fabric width >30 cm. While the export figures of these machines were recorded as $16,978,122 in 2020, it then increased to $21,739,058 in 2021. As in all other item groups, an increase was seen in the import figures in this product group. Our imports, which were recorded as 311,430,990 dollars in 2020 also increased to 420,668,168 dollars by 35%.
Increase in Knitting Machinery Imports Increased by 29%
Knitting looms and the machinery and various devices for the manufacture of grips, tulle, lace, net are classified as the another item of textile export group that listed as the GTiP coded 8447. The labels of these machinery and devices are; Spherical needle household circular knitting machines cylinder diameter <165mm, spherical needle industrial circular knitting machines cylinder diameter <165mm, spherical needle household circular knitting machines cylinder diameter >165mm, flat knitting machines for household usage, industrial flat knitting machines, sewing-knitting machines for household usage, industrial sewing knitting machines, embroidery machines, and machines that produces tapes and piping, other tulle and lace machines. While the export figures of these items were recorded as 12,159,910 dollars in a year prior, these figures have risen to 19,480,794 dollars in the same period of this year. On the other hand, our imports which were recorded as 274,970,953 dollars in 2020 increased to 354.321.121 dollars by 29% in 2021.
Imports of Rapier and Jacquard Machines Have Increased
The list includes rapier and jacquards coded as 8448, machines for lowering, duplicating, piercing or combining jacquards, auxiliary machines for spinning textile yarns, producing nozzles, other parts and accessories of textile fiber preparing machines, and spindles for textile fiber preparing machines that have released an increase of 23 per cent in import classification. While the export figures of these machines were set as 30,208,737 dollars in annual period of 2020, associated figures recorded an increase to 50,577,368 dollars in the same period of the following year. In the import classification of the same product group, TÜİK 2020 data increased from 164,809,821 dollars to 203,569,055 dollars by 23%.
GTiP Coded 8449 Machinery Imports Have Risen by 83%
Further, it was said that the export items are at the lowest level in the group of parts and accessories of machinery that can produce felt and fabrics which are listed in the GTİP classification coded 8449. Besides, in this field, it was said that exports were recorded as 3,815,374 dollars between January-December in 2020 and for the whole year 6,608,475 dollars in 2021. The upward trend in exports seems to have continued in the same way as in imports. Import figures in 2020, which was recorded as 115,146,606 dollars have risen to 211,234,754 dollars in 2021.
Export Data on Washing Machines Leaving Concern
The product types of washing, drying, ironing machines and devices for weaving materials are listed as GTiP 8451 coded. Dry cleaning machines, dryers for household usage, ironing machines and irons, washing machines common in industry, bleaching machines, dyeing machines, finishing and related machinery, parts and accessories of dry cleaning machines, parts and accessories of other textile machinery, machines for wrapping fabrics in balls ,dry laundry containers <10 kg, other drying machines dry laundry containers <10 kg, machines for cutting fabrics into shapes, machines for opening, folding, cutting fabrics, linoleum etc. in the manufacture of textiles, etc. cake molding machines are the sub-titles of this segment. In this item list, with the highest export figure, it can be seen that Turkish machinery manufacturers achieved an export figure of 639,177,510 dollars in 2020. In 2021, on the other hand, exports increased to 791,591,071 dollars by 23 % in comparison to the year prior. Imported machinery that are following a negative trend in washing machinery segment every year with the effect of Turkish production machines finalized the year 2020 with an increase. When we look at the figures associate with 2021, it can be seen that the upward trend continued and imports have further increased to $300,097,088 by 24%. Imports of 8451 GTiP coded machines were recorded as 241.177.510 Dollars in 2020.
Moreover, Item 8452, which represents the final product group listed in GTiP, includes textile machinery and equipment, furniture, needles and accessories. In this classification, it can be seen that the export figure, which was recorded as 33,827,059 dollars in 2020, climbed to 43,014,572 dollars with an increase of 27% in the same period of the year following. In this item group, our imports alone increased to 133,949,471 dollars in 2020 and our exports also increased to 177,618,393 dollars by 36% in 2021.
