Textile producers asked to follow buyers' tastes<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Producers of textile related products should
\nfollow the tastes of their overseas buyers if they want to
\nsurvive in the new millennium, according to a textile expert.<\/p>\n
Senior textile producer Chamroel Djafri said on Wednesday that
\nmonitoring buyers' inclinations was a must for the country's
\ntextile producers.<\/p>\n
In addition, producers should also follow international
\nquality standards such as the ISO 9000 quality management
\nstandardization, he said.<\/p>\n
The full liberalization of the textile trade within the next
\nfew years will result in fiercer competition in the textile
\nmarket, said Chamroel, a senior advisor of the Indonesian Textile
\nAssociation said.<\/p>\n
He said Indonesian exporters would survive the tight market
\nonly if they were able to meet the market demand for good quality
\nand fashionable products, he added.<\/p>\n
An important aspect which must be followed by exporters,
\naccording to him, is the improvement in the treatment of their
\ngoods, especially during shipment.<\/p>\n
\"Proper product handling is necessary to guarantee the
\nfabrics' quality when it reaches the destination country.<\/p>\n
The delivery of the products should always be on time,
\nespecially to countries, which have four seasons, such as the
\nUnited States and Europe,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"They should be responsive and quick in fulfilling the orders
\nfrom their buyers,\" he said at the launch of the DHL Worldwide
\nExpress Fashion First service.<\/p>\n
He added that lack of information about export procedures
\ncould create inconvenience later in the destination countries,
\nranging from prolonged customs paperwork to product reshipment to
\nthe exporter's country.<\/p>\n
\"Indonesia's textile and garment industry is an important
\nforeign exchange contributor that has been growing steadily over
\nthe years. It accounted for US$7.8 billion or nearly a fifth of
\nthe country's total non-oil exports,\" technical advisor of
\nBirotika Semesta\/DHL Worldwide Express Bruce Hampson said.<\/p>\n
\"Unfortunately the industry is not adequately serviced,\" he
\nsaid adding that importer countries, like the U.S. have
\ncomplicated customs requirements.<\/p>\n
\"An incorrect application would cost the exporters's time and
\nmoney,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the company has trained 250 of its staff on
\ncustoms skills specific to textile and garment exports to provide
\nfree customs brokerage.<\/p>\n
Mike Fitzpatrick, the company's senior technical advisor said
\nthe Fashion First service utilizes a specially designed delivery
\nbox to guarantee the fabrics' quality and a special customs
\ndocumentation holder for easy identification.<\/p>\n
The service adopts Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
\ntechnology which enables import procedures at the port of entry
\nto be carried out before the shipment arrives.(06)<\/p>",
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