Egyptian Textiles Export Opportunities & Requirements Presentation by Engineer Hany Salam, CEO Salam Textiles, Board member Egypt Textiles & Home Textiles Export Council (THTEC)

1. OCTOBER 2021
Egyptian Textiles Export
Opportunities &
Requirements
Egypt Textiles & Home Textiles
Export Council (THTEC)
OCTOBER 2021

3. • Over the past 10 years, Egypt’s exports from Textiles
sector valued around an average of USD 900 million.
• In 2020, Egypt’s exports from textiles sector accounted for
3% of total exports (excluding petroleum products).
• In H1 2021, Egyptian Textiles Sector hiked up to USD 432
Mn from USD 349 Mn in H1 2020, achieving a 21%
increase.
• In general, Egypt’s top exported subsectors are cotton
yarns, non-woven textiles, denim fabrics& woven fabrics.
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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Million dollar
35%
11%
6% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2%
62%
11% 9%
3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
*Source: Annual report issued by the Egyptian General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC)
Egypt’s Exports In a Nutshell

4. Egyptian Textile Exports main destination in 2020 was Asia; with almost 35%
going to Turkey.
Jan-Jun 2021 exports achieved about 432 m$ mostly directed to:Turkey, Italy,
Algeria, KSA, Germany, Tunisia, Jordan, Nigeria, USA, and Morocco.
Jan-Aug 2021 achieved a 24% growth reaching 574 m$ mostly by woven
fabric of synthetic yarn, cotton yarn & denim fabrics.
More
Than 90
Export
Markets
2020
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11%
3.
6%
4.
5%
5.
4%
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4%
Sudan
2%
USA
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6. Egyptian Textile Factories are complied with Many Global Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Standards.

8. • Egypt-EU Association Agreement.
• Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) - Israel& the Unites
States of America
• Egypt-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement.
• Egypt-Turkey Free Trade Agreement.
• Agadir Free Trade Agreement.
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
(COMESA).
• Egypt-EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and
Switzerland).
• Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA).
• Pan Arab Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA).
• The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Preferential Advantages of Trade Agreements ..

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Marketing & Promotional Services
Market Intelligence & Information Services
Capacity Building and Training
Representing Sector
 Prepare annual sector plan for international
trade fairs
 Organize inbound & outbound trade missions
 Coordinate official & business delegation visits
 Participating in local & international events to
build sector image & raise sector awareness
 Arrange tailored export training program for
exporters along with service providers.
 Enhance exporters’ skills and awareness of global
market through informative workshops & webinars.
 Prepare periodical reports & newsletters with global
& local industry updates & trends
 Identify potential target markets & market analysis
 Manage export opportunities from different sources
to relevant companies
 Represent sector in the international textile
unions or platforms.
 Represent sector in different projects that
aims for sector development.
 Establish cooperation protocols with relevant
organizations to export service providers
 Raise export community suggestions & issues
to the government
Getting Started with THTEC Supporting Services ..

12.  Sustainability is frequently illustrated through the idea of
reduce, reuse and recycle, encouraging individuals and
businesses to reduce their consumption of planet resources,
such as water, land and oil; reusing products, such as a
refillable water bottle; and recycling materials, such as
paper, glass and aluminum.
 In October 2021; Turkey -as the last G20 country- has
ratified Paris climate agreement that aims to limit the global
average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
 Paris climate agreement parties has reached 195 countries
including USA, China, EU, Egypt& others. Representing about
98% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
 Textile industry has a heavy impact on the environment as the current practices are unsustainable; and companies,
environmentalist and consumers are looking at strategies for reducing the textile carbon footprint. So, there is need to produce
the textile materials which are eco-friendly through; 1) Using more sustainable/renewable sources of energy to refrain from
fossil fuels. 2) Apply recycling practices and re-use to transfer apparel into raw materials (from garment to fibers). 3) Developing
products characteristics (longer life, repair, remanufacturing ability). 4) applying less-consumption sales (renting, co-sharing
consumption, designs& collections management, etc).

13. Global Recycled Standard (GRS)
The number of Companies complying
this label raised from 649 in 2014 to
6,755 in 2019.
Recycled Claim Standard (RCS)
The number of
Companies complying
this label raised from
78 in 2014 to 2,497 in
2019.
Global Organic Textiles Standard
(GOTS)
The number of
Companies complying
this label raised from
3,663 in 2014 to 7,765
in 2019.
The Higg Index
More than 500 global brands have
committed to use the latest version of
the Higg Brand & Retail Module (BRM)
Certifications is a tool for companies to validate and communicate sustainability claims about their
products. And it also offers a way to verify environmental, social and animal welfare practices at the
beginning of the supply chain, and track the material to the final product.
Made in Green by Oeko-Tex

14. Egypt Textiles and Home Textiles Export
Council .. Your Supporting Partner in
Egypt!