2. What would the product or service be? Describe its characteristics and
the reason why you choose that product/service.
The chosen product are sport shirts, we have chosen because it is a very
useful garment, which has great demand in various sports played at national
and international level, such as soccer, tennis, cycling and paintball
FEATURES:
This garment provides:
lightness
breathability
comfort
The RABA shirts, to prevent sweat soak the fabric, prevent
friction with the skin and also contribute to better regulation
of body temperature, preventing it becomes soaked.
Made of polyester and nylon
3. If you had the possibility to export your
product or service, which country would you
export it to? Why?
If we had the opportunity to export the product we would export it to the US,
Brazil, Venezuela that:
USA has won medals at the 2227 Summer Olympic Games, more than any other
country and 216 medals at the Winter Olympics.
Brazil is a powerhouse in the Football sports (which was five times champion of
the tournament organized by FIFA), volleyball, indoor soccer, basketball,
skateboarding, racing and martial arts also enjoy great popularity in the country
Venezuela: It is a country with great sports development, despite political
tensions with Colombia have good trade relations manentido
4. Why do you think you would be successful
with this business idea?
We believe that we would succeed with this product because it is a market
which has enough demand to the national and international level, as the sport
is practiced not only by professionals but also for reasons of health,
recreation and leisure globally
5. Do a research about the export situation of
the product/service you chose. Report what
you found.
Colombian exports (clothing) - Country destination
N° COUNTRY DESTINATION
JANUARY - MARCH 2014
US$ FOB
JANUARY -
MARCH 2015 US$
FOB
PARTICIPATION
2015
VARIATION 13/14 VARIATION NET
1 EEUU
$
69.381.778
$
72.757.158 28,5% 4,9%
$
3.375.380
2 VENEZUELA
$
12.016.676
$
18.456.988 7,2% 53,6%
$
6.440.312
3 BRASIL
$
6.636.977
$
6.272.100 2,5% -5,5%
-$
364.877
Source: DANE. Calculations: Procolombia
6. Clothes: During January-March 2015 exports totaled US $ 254.9 million, $ 16.7
million less than reported in the same period of 2014. The destinations and
subsectors showed greater decreases were: Ecuador with textiles (-US $ 5.2
million) and Hong Kong with raw hides and preparations (-US $ 4.8 million).
Moreover, the country that most increased its export value was Venezuela (+
US $ 6.4 million), the subsector of raw hides and prepared the highest
growth.
