Textile and Apparel Industries

Analysis of Trade Value of Used Clothing

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Abstract

Sustainability has become more important in recent years. Companies are looking for ways to reduce resources used and environmental pollution, which is one of the most important corporate social responsibility activities. Therefore, we need to examine the trade value of used clothing. For the analysis, we selected “Clothing; worn, and other worn articles” (HS code 630900) as the item. Data for analysis were collected from UN COMTRADE, and we created a matrix using 1997, 2007, and 2017 trade data about the top 10 trade countries in terms of imports and exports. We used the NodeXL program for social network analysis. Each continent tended to export within itself or to nearby continents. In 1997, advanced countries were the major importing countries in the top 10 due to the popularity of vintage fashion. After that, used clothing moved from advanced countries rich in materials to developing countries lacking in supplies.

Keywords: used clothing, social network analysis, trade value

How to Cite:

Lee, H., Shin, H., Lee, S. & In, Y., (2019) “Analysis of Trade Value of Used Clothing”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8222