Hosiery: Socks

With a highly automated manufacturing process, sock manufacture is unusually concentraed in rich countries and their neighbours.

In the EU, China has actually lost share as considerable invrestmeht has been put into new facilities in Serbia.

In the US, China was given an extraordinary benefit in 2008 as sanctions were imposed on Honduran production 

But go to our Sourcing Update page for the latest summary of how smart buyers source socks

For more information about sourcing jeans, try our Smarter Sourcing Guide to Buying Hosiery

For more information about duty-free sourcing, try the Clothesource Guide to Apparel Trade Rules

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