China Guomen Times: Booming Supply and Demand, Business Opportunities Surge - China's Textile Machinery and Equipment Industry Chain "Circles Fans" in ASEAN

Our correspondent Yang Kana, Zhuang Yujie, Xu Mingmin, Li Sibing, Cong Peiwen
Textile machinery equipment and its components, as the core support for the upgrading and iteration of the textile industry and the efficient operation of the industrial chain, are key links that affect the scale of textile production capacity and product quality. In recent years, ASEAN enterprises have continued to undertake international textile orders, accelerating the expansion of the textile manufacturing industry, and the demand for high-quality textile machinery and equipment and their parts has grown rapidly. Chinese enterprises accurately grasp market opportunities, deeply connect with the ASEAN market, and continuously expand their export scale to ASEAN with mature technological accumulation, perfect industrial chain supporting facilities, and efficient service response capabilities. In the first 10 months of this year, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 6.18 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.1%, accounting for 16.6% of China's total foreign trade value.
Focus on the ASEAN market and cultivate meticulously
On November 13th, officers from Dongdu Customs, a subsidiary of Xiamen Customs, entered the production workshop of Xiamen Xinnuode Textile Equipment Co., Ltd. The automated assembly line was busy, and a batch of weaving and collar machines were about to be packaged and sent to the Philippines.
In recent years, with the continuous release of cumulative effects such as the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the level of regional trade facilitation has continued to improve, and the space for market cooperation has further expanded. Fujian Province seizes the opportunity to consolidate the advantages of traditional export categories such as textiles and light industry, while accelerating the upgrading of export products to high-tech and high value-added fields. With mature technological accumulation, Fujian has become a key province for China to export textile machinery equipment and its parts to ASEAN. According to Xiamen Customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, Fujian Province exported textile machinery and its parts to ASEAN worth 770 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.1%. In terms of segmented markets, Vietnam and Indonesia are the main countries for Fujian Province to export textile machinery and equipment and their parts to ASEAN. According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first 10 months of this year, exports to Vietnam and Indonesia amounted to 460 million yuan and 160 million yuan respectively.
In the continuous deepening of the ASEAN market, private enterprises play a pivotal role in exports, and market vitality is fully unleashed. According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first 10 months of this year, private enterprises in Fujian Province exported textile machinery and equipment and their parts to ASEAN, reaching 710 million yuan, an increase of 77.8%, accounting for over 90%. On the other hand, among the textile machinery equipment and its parts exported by Fujian Province to ASEAN, 490 million yuan were declared as "domestic independent brands" for export, accounting for 63.9%, demonstrating the market influence of Fujian Province's independent brand enterprises.
In order to support stable orders and expand markets for the export of textile machinery and equipment and their parts, the customs are deeply promoting the construction of smart customs and the "Smart Customs Strong Country" action, continuously focusing on the high-quality development of smart supervision services, guiding enterprises to combine relevant standards and requirements of export destination countries and regions, improve self inspection and self-control levels, and continuously enhance market competitiveness.
Significant improvement in technology empowerment effect
The textile and clothing industry in Southeast Asia is currently in a critical period of transitioning from contract manufacturing to intelligent ecology, with emerging textile production bases such as Vietnam and Indonesia experiencing a surge in demand for high-tech textile machinery. Ningbo enterprises have become important partners in the upgrading of the ASEAN textile industry through intelligent textile machinery and full industry chain services.
In the intelligent factory of Ningbo Jingwei CNC Co., Ltd., a batch of intelligent cutting devices equipped with IoT modules have completed final testing and are about to be sent to Indonesia to help local textile enterprises achieve digital transformation. As a national level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise, the company has independently developed the "Smart Cutting Bed" system, which achieves unmanned operation throughout the entire process from design drawing import, intelligent discharge optimization, to laser positioning cutting, with a material utilization rate of over 90%. We not only deliver equipment, but also a complete intelligent production solution, "said Zheng Zhaoze, the deputy general manager of the company." Our overseas service team will be stationed on-site to guide and help customers achieve autonomous operation, which can improve production efficiency by 300%. "Data shows that in the first 10 months of this year, the company's products exported 22 million yuan to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 9%.
There are countless Chinese companies like Ningbo Jingwei CNC Co., Ltd. Chinese made intelligent textile machinery is becoming an important support for ASEAN countries to build high-end textile industry bases.
Faced with the increasing demand for intelligent textile machinery and equipment in the ASEAN market, Ningbo Customs has implemented the "Pro Clean Direct Train • Enterprise Demand Customs Response" mechanism to assist enterprise development, and built a "full lifecycle service" that runs through product research and development, mass production, delivery and other stages. We have launched a series of customized support measures for intelligent textile machinery and equipment production enterprises, "said the relevant person in charge of Ningbo Customs
To ensure that innovative products can seize the international market opportunity at a faster pace, Ningbo Customs guides enterprises to actively obtain advanced customs certification, allowing them to enjoy convenience such as priority clearance, reduced inspection rates, and exclusive coordinator docking, enabling innovative products to reach the global market at the fastest speed. At the same time, actively assisting enterprises in completing customs protection filing for intellectual property rights such as patents and trademarks, effectively preventing infringement risks, and building a "protective shield" for enterprises to compete confidently and innovate boldly in the international market.
In recent years, in order to better enhance competitiveness and meet the diverse customization needs of overseas markets, Fujian enterprises have also been committed to technological breakthroughs and continuously improving the intelligent manufacturing level of their production lines. We continue to make efforts to explore emerging markets in ASEAN, and the number of orders in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines has steadily increased. In the first 10 months of this year, the export value of weaving machines has exceeded 20 million yuan, and we have achieved significant results in expanding overseas markets, "said Zhan Minjian, head of the overseas business department of Xiamen Xinnuode Textile Materials Co., Ltd. This enterprise, which focuses on the research and development of collar weaving machines, currently holds 3 registered trademarks and 36 patents. Through independent innovation, it has built an intellectual property system covering mechanical equipment and trademarks, and has been awarded the qualification of Xiamen's specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprise. It has the development characteristics of specialization, refinement, uniqueness, and novelty.
When it comes to the international competitive advantage of our company's "flagship product" collar weaving machine, Zhan Minjian introduced: "In addition to technological improvements to traditional processes and solving industry pain points, the most important thing is that using our product can enable intelligent weaving on the production line. Our collar weaving machine provides efficient digital control, and parameter program settings can be achieved through numerical control. Not only can it save labor costs, but it can also achieve rich functions such as order dispatch, design transmission, and progress overview through ERP networking. ”
Since the beginning of this year, textile machinery in specific fields has become a favorite among ASEAN buyers. In the first 10 months of this year, Fujian Province exported 1 million yuan of automatic winding machines to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 2684.56%; As a specialized equipment for producing warp knitted fabrics, Trico warp knitting machines exported 32.27 million yuan to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 2591.79%; Multi arm machines, jacquard machines, and their card processing or assembly machines were exported to ASEAN for 4 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1536.43%.
To safeguard Fujian enterprises in exploring the ASEAN market, Xiamen Customs focuses on the pain points, difficulties, and bottlenecks of enterprises' "going global", conducts "one-on-one" visits and research, and dynamically analyzes the foreign trade trends of key industries. At the same time, we actively coordinate and solve the difficult problems encountered by enterprises in the process of integrated customs declaration and self-service application for certificates of origin. We provide targeted assistance to key ASEAN export enterprises through "online+offline", achieve precise foreign trade layout, and help "Made in Fujian" break through the waves and go global.
Collaborative export of upstream and downstream in the industrial chain
Currently, China's textile machinery exports are showing strong momentum, shifting from single equipment output to a full industry chain covering high-quality raw materials, high-end hosts, precision parts, and intelligent solutions.
Recently, walking into the production workshop of Beifang Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. in Shaoguan City, the high-speed weaving machines were clattering, and the workers were skilled in sewing, ironing, and quality inspection on the assembly line... Subsequently, a batch of denim fabrics worth 311000 yuan from the company were sent to Cambodia under the supervision of Shaoguan Customs officers under Guangzhou Customs.
Against the backdrop of increasingly close economic and trade relations between China and ASEAN, the ASEAN market has a strong demand for Chinese textile raw materials. As a leading enterprise deeply involved in the denim industry, Shaoguan Beifang Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. has built a vertical industrial chain from spinning, dyeing and finishing to weaving. Its intelligent weaving process produces functional denim that accurately matches the demand for environmentally friendly fabrics in the ASEAN market.
The ability to accept and deliver orders is inseparable from the efficient and smooth customs clearance guarantee and precise policy guidance, which has won us valuable time to seize opportunities in the ASEAN market. Currently, our production plan has been scheduled until the end of the year, "said Huang Peifeng, the customs clearance manager of Shaoguan Beifang Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. The value of denim fabric exported by the company to ASEAN in the first 10 months of this year was 76.089 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 50.8%.
In order to support the characteristic industries in the jurisdiction to seize new opportunities for development and expand international new markets, Shaoguan Customs continues to optimize the customs clearance process, vigorously promote facilitation measures such as "early declaration" and "two-step declaration", and ensure "zero delay" in customs clearance of goods.
In response to the characteristics of small and multiple batches of ASEAN orders, as well as the pain points of complex circulation of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products in the collaborative export of the industrial chain, we have innovatively implemented the 'full chain collaborative supervision' model, which includes multiple key enterprises in Shaoguan City into a unified supervision system, connects the customs clearance nodes of various links in the industrial chain, and achieves efficient connection of the entire process of raw material import, production and processing, and finished product export. The relevant person in charge of Shaoguan Customs Government Service Department introduced that the customs has also established an ASEAN market policy warning mechanism, timely pushed technical standards and relevant regulatory and policy requirements, and guided enterprises to operate in compliance.
In the first 10 months of this year, Shaoguan Customs has supervised a total of 89.413 million yuan worth of textile raw materials and products exported to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 54%.
Recently, in the production workshop of Fujian Southeast Northwest Science and Technology Group, a batch of lace has been completed. Workers are enthusiastically packing and packaging it, preparing to send it to Malaysia.
Fujian Southeast Northwest Science and Technology Group is a technology-based group company that empowers the traditional textile industry with artificial intelligence (AI) technology innovation. At the sales end, it uses AI image search technology to quickly match products that need to be purchased and improve transaction efficiency; On the R&D end, utilizing generative AI technology to automatically design lace products and reduce R&D costs; At the production end, using AI defect detection technology to replace manual labor for real-time inspection of weaving production can reduce production costs and improve product quality. The lace produced by the company is highly favored in the international market, and orders are steadily increasing.
The group has a senior team of graphic design and craft research and development in the industry, independently developing tens of thousands of original lace patterns, fabrics, and knitted fabrics. We can provide customers with fashionable patterns according to popular trends and meet personalized customization needs, "said Gao Yong, the chairman of the group." The lace patterns we shipped this time were designed based on the needs of Malaysian customers, referring to local characteristic patterns. Customs provided us with explanations of rules of origin and guidance on tariff preferences for different free trade agreements, helping us fully enjoy policy dividends. In the first 10 months of this year, our export value to ASEAN countries reached 45.615 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 237.89%
In order to support Fujian's textile products in accelerating their entry into overseas markets, Fuzhou Customs has innovated its regulatory model through digital means and tailored "policy assistance packages" for enterprises, relying on methods such as "customs officials delivering policies to customers" and "face-to-face policy lectures for customs enterprises", to help enterprises fully enjoy policy dividends and enhance their competitiveness in the international market.