
The largest export market is still the luggage market in the United States.
Analysis: 1. US luggage imports and exports to the United States. The total import value of luggage in the United States was 4.1 billion US dollars in 1999, 4.38 billion US dollars in 2000, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, 4.26 billion US dollars in 2001, a year-on-year decrease of -2.7%, and 4.44 billion US dollars in 2002, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. In recent years, China's luggage exports to the United States have grown rapidly, and its market share in the US import market has continued to expand. China is the largest importer of luggage from the United States, while Italy's luggage exports to the US, ranking second, account for only about 10% of China's total exports.
2、 The main way for American companies to import luggage from China. The first type of channel is the trade conducted by American and Chinese consumer goods manufacturers, large and medium-sized wholesale retailers through agents, which is one of the main forms of China's luggage exports to the United States. The second type of channel is the purchasing company established by large chain retail and manufacturing companies in China. The characteristics of this type of channel are large order quantities, relatively stable, but with lower prices.
3、 Domestic sales channels and distributors of bags and suitcases in the United States. There are four types of domestic sales channels for luggage in the United States. The first type is specialty stores, with prices mainly above $250, such as Bentley's, Altman's, Turni, and Kaehler Travel Works; The second category includes department stores and higher end supermarkets, where prices are cheaper than specialty stores, and the brand awareness of luggage is also lower than the first category, such as Macy's, Dayton Hudson, Marshall Field's, and Sear's; The third type is some large discount supermarkets, such as Walmart, Kmart, and Walgreen chain stores, which offer cheaper prices; The fourth category is online sales, with various brands of high, medium, and low prices available, but the prices are about 10% cheaper than similar products sold in stores. The main importers of Chinese luggage products in the United States are Heritage Industry、East West Distributing Co. 、Starpoint、The Themos Company、Dilana, In. And Skyway Luggage Company.