Recently, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, stated that in the next year, the South African government will continue to increase investment to support the development of the country’s textile and apparel industry.
Davies said that in the fifth year of the implementation of the Industrial Development Action Plan in South Africa, that is, in 2014, promoting the development of the textile and garment industry will become the central task of the South African Department of Trade and Industry, and all future activities will be in line with this task. be consistent or adjusted accordingly. Davies said that through the unremitting work of the South African Department of Trade and Industry, the decline of the South African textile and apparel industry has been effectively avoided.
Davies believes that the textile and clothing industry is one of the important industries in South Africa, absorbing a large number of labor employment in the country. Through the effective measures taken by the South African Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa’s textile and clothing industry has achieved steady development. These measures include the following aspects: strengthening the supervision and testing of imported products by South African Customs to ensure that imported products comply with relevant customs and tax laws and regulations; reducing the import of unfair and illegal products; designating departments to act in accordance with the Priority Procurement Policy Framework “” method to purchase related products, encourage domestic buyers to strengthen cooperation with relevant retailers; introduce the “Textile and Clothing Competition Plan Project” (CTCP), etc.
The minister pointed out that 75% of the products and services required by the government must be purchased from local enterprises, and that the South African Department of Trade and Industry plays an important role in ensuring this behavior, and that textile and clothing products It has also been included in the South African Government’s Local Product Procurement Directive.
In the next year, the South African Department of Trade and Industry will continue to invest in a variety of ways: including the formulation of the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Plan (MCEP), the 12 Financial Subsidies, the Clothing and Textile Competition Development Plan” projects, etc.
