Malaysia's apparel imports from China increases 53% to $640.6 Mn in 2022

Malaysia's apparel imports from China increased by 53.11 per cent to $640.603 million in 2022, but they did not reach the peak level of 2018. Malaysia's fabric imports from China decreased in the past years, almost halving in the last six years to $247.179 million in 2022.

China's share in Malaysia's total apparel imports was 31.23 per cent in 2022 amounting to $640.603 million, with Malaysia importing apparel worth $2.051 billion in total. Malaysia's apparel imports from the country were $418.710 million in 2021, slightly better than the inbound shipment of $406.833 million of 2020. Imports from China peaked at $749.303 million in 2018 but decreased to $544.825 million in 2019, according to sources. 

Malaysia's exports of apparel to China remained negligible in the previous years, with only $23.575 million recorded in 2022. 

Malaysia's fabric imports in 2022 totalled $445.270 million, with China's share in total imports at 55.51 per cent, valued at $247.179 million. The inbound shipment of fabric from China was $248.648 million in 2021, $297.285 million in 2020, $343.807 million in 2019, $394.460 million in 2018, and $412.727 million in 2017. Therefore, fabric imports from china decreased by 40 per cent in the last six years, as per sources.