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HEADING
1. Reason for choosing thesis topic
The development of textile and garment exports has been a target of
Vietnam's export development strategy. Textiles isn’t only large export turnover,
but also have export markets to many countries in the world. However,
Vietnam's textile and garment industry still has to produce mainly in export
processing (accounting for 70% of turnover). Vietnam has participated in many
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) including the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPP) was signed in February 2016. On March 9, the CPTPP
(Comprehensive and Progression Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) was
signed to replace the TPP with the 11 member states after the US withdrawal. As
"comprehensive" and "progressive" demonstrates that CPTPP will be more
feasible and comprehensive, CPTPP retains the content of the old TPP but
allows some member countries to postpone the obligations.
Rules of origin in CPTPP is always the biggest challenge for
Vietnamese textile and garment industry. Rules of origin specified products
exported from a member of the CPTPP to other members must have "internal"
origin, which products use third country raw materials, in addition to CPTPP
members don’t enjoy tax incentives. In addition, the shortage of skilled workers,
high professional skills, low labor productivity, lack of investment capital and
technology, not reply the environmental standards, labor is one of the major
challenges for the development of textile and garment exports.
Study content, criteria and factors are affecting the development of textile
and garment export, analysis the current status of Vietnam's textile and garment
export, and propose measures to develop Vietnam's textile and garment export. Nam
is an urgent issue for Vietnam's garment exports when participating in CPTPP.
2. Research objectives and tasks
Objectives of the study: Proposed solutions for the development of
Vietnam's textile and apparel exports when participating in the Comprehensive
and Progression Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) from
clarifying the scientific basis on theoretical and practical implications for the
development of Vietnam's garment exports when participating in CPTPP.
Research tasks: To clarify the rationale for developing textile and
garment export; analyzing and assessing the current status of Vietnam's garment
export, assessing the successes, limitations and find out the reasons for
developing Vietnam's textile and garment exports; Analyzing the context and
prospects for Vietnam's textile and apparel exports, thereby introducing micro
and macro orientations and solutions for the development of Vietnam's garment
exports when participating in CPTPP.
3. Subjects and scope of study
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Research subjects: The thesis focuses on theoretical and practical
development of Vietnam's textile and garment export, thus introducing solutions
to develop Vietnam's garment export when participating in CPTPP.
Research scope
Content: Studing the concept and content of textile and garment export
development, to set up the system of criteria for appraisal of the development of
garment export and analyzing the factors affecting the development of garment
and textile export. The situation of export of textiles and garments and the
situation of factors affecting the development of Vietnam's textile and garment
export; Introduce solutions to develop Vietnam's textile and garment exports
when participating in CPTPP.
On space: Research on textile export of Vietnam to other countries.
About time: Studing the situation in the period 2011-2017, proposing
solutions oriented to 2025, vision to 2030
4. Research Methodology
Methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism;
Method of collecting secondary data for analysis and evaluation; Survey
method: Investigators are textile exporters; Comparative, synthesis and
forecasting methods used in the study.
5. New contributions of the thesis
Firstly, the thesis has systematized the theories of developing a textile
and garment export of a country; Analysis of factors affecting the development
of the textile and garment export of a country when joining a regional free trade
agreement.
Secondly, Using theoretical framework to analyze the current status of
Vietnam's textile and apparel export development, including the development of
textile and garment exports to the CPTPP countries and the factors that affect to
the export development of Vietnamese garment and textile when participating in
CPTPP; Assessing the success, limitations and causes of the development of
Vietnam's textile and garment exports.
Thirdly, Based on the assessment of the current status of Vietnam's
textile and garment export, the ability of factors influencing the development of
textile and apparel exports when participating in the CPTP, the thesis proposes
the views and intentions the development of Vietnam's textile and garment
export; At the same time, proposing the macro and micro solutions to develop
Vietnam's garment exports when participating in CPTPP.
6. Structure of thesis
Apart from the prescribed parts, the thesis includes the following main
contents:
Chapter 1: Theoretical bases for development of textile and garment export
Chapter 2: The status of development of Vietnam's Textile and Garment
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Exports
Chapter 3: Solutions for development of Vietnam's garment export when
joining the Comprehensive and Progression Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP)
OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN RESEARCH PROJECTS
CONCERNING PROJECT THESIS
1. Overview of the research situation abroad
There are many overseas studies on the textile and garment industry in
the world, the export of textiles and garments as well as commitments to export
goods including textiles and garments when participating Trans Pacific
Partnership Agreement, including 07 case studies.
2. Research in the country
There are a number of national research projects on textiles and
garments, textile products for export and the conditions were stipulated in the
TPP Agreement on textiles and garments for export, including 18 research
works.
3. Study space and research direction of thesis
In general, the gap that the thesis needs to study is as follows:
- Previous studies have studied some theoretical aspects of textile and
apparel exports, but the thesis will clarify the framework for the development of
the textile and garment exports of a country.
- Previous studies have studied the situation of Vietnam's garment
export in certain angles. The thesis will study the development of Vietnamese
textile and apparel exports with specific criteria and analysis of factors
influencing participation, including new and stronger commitments CPTPP
affects the export of textiles (rules of origin, environment, labor, trade union ...).
- The development trend of textile export with the current evolution of
CPTPP and solutions for development of Vietnam's garment export when
participating in CPTPP is also studied in detail in the thesis.
The thesis will study in depth: systematize theories of developing a
textile export of a country; Analyze and evaluate the current status of Vietnam's
textile and garment export development and the current status of factors
affecting the development of textile and apparel exports when participating in
CPTP. Find out the success, limitations and causes of the development of
Vietnam's textile and garment exports; Proposed scientifically based macro and
micro solutions to develop Vietnam's garment exports when participating in
CPTPP.
CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF
TEXTILE GARMENT EXPORTS
1.1. The concept and role of textile export development
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1.1.1. The concept of export development
1.1.1.1. Export concept
With a lot of concepts on export of goods, the thesis selected in the
process of studying the definition of goods export under the 2005 Commercial
Law of Vietnam as follows:
Export of goods means that the goods are taken out of the territory of
Vietnam or put into a special area located in the territory of Vietnam is
considered a separate customs area in accordance with the law [8].
1.1.1.2. The concept of export development
The author proposes the concept of export development as follows:
Export development is the process of change in both quantity and
quality in export. This is an increase in the size of exports, the development of
export markets, export products associated with quality improvement and
structural shift. Promoting the efficiency of production and export business.
1.1.2. Garment export characteristics
- The export of textiles and garments depends on the specific
characteristics of each country.
- The export of textiles and garments also depends on the fashion trend of
the countries.
- Export of textiles and garments related to seasonality of products.
- Creating a brand for textiles and clothing exports is also a determining
factor for a country's textile exports.
- The trend of consumption of textiles and garments for export in the
countries also depends on the per capita income and consumption structure of
the garment of the people in that country.
- The textile and garment export market is wide because almost all
countries and regions in the world import textiles and garments to meet the
needs of the majority of people.
- Exports of textiles and garments also depend on the tariffs and non-
tariffs of importing countries.
1.1.3. Classification of textiles
Classification according to statistics: Currently, goods are traded
worldwide with a system of codes used to regulate the classification system of
goods. With the HS code can easily avoid confusion on the classification.
Classification by product category for garments: for example, coats,
suits and uniforms, jackets, long skirts and loose skirts, shirts, trousers, T-shirt,
baby outfit, sportswear ...
Sorting by weave for textiles: Knitting: Knitted or crocheted knitted or
crocheted fabrics are formed by bonding a set of loops; Woven: Woven fabrics
that use woven fibers consisting of warp and weft are bundled together at right
angles to form a piece of cloth.
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1.1.4. The concept of development of textile and garment export
The development of textile and garment exports is a process of changing
both in terms of quantity and quality in garment export including the increase in
export scale, export product development, export market development, Develop
export business methods to improve production efficiency and export business.
1.1.5. The role of textile export development
The development of textile exports has become increasingly important
in the economy of each country.
Firstly, the development of textiles and clothing exports will bring in
foreign currency for the country, reduce the trade deficit, accumulate production
and efficiently exploit the country's resources.
Secondly, the development of textile and garment exports will help
expand the export scale, improve export efficiency and maintain sustainable
growth in a certain period.
Thirdly, textile and garment industry is a labor-intensive sector, so the
development of textile and apparel exports will create more direct and indirect
employment, increase incomes and improve living conditions for workers. social
stability.
Fourthly, the development of textile and garment exports will increase
the efficiency the use of capital in the textile and garment industry, stimulating
and renovating the technology.
Fifthly, the development of textile and apparel exports has an important
role in tapping the available resources of the country as well as enterprises.
Sixth, the development of textile and garment exports contributes to
enhance the competitiveness of the industry, enterprises and products.
Seventh, develop textile and garment export to create conditions for
enterprises to expand production, develop the market, improve product quality,
capture information and establish business cooperation.
Eighth, the development of textile and apparel exports has also a role in
boosting international economic relations among nations, contributing to the
current intensive integration process.
1.2. The content of textile export development
1.2.1. Develop export scale
The export scale is expressed in terms of total volume and value of
exports, the export scale expands while total volume or value of exports
increase.
1.2.2. Development of export markets
Export market development is reflected in market restructuring. Market
restructuring include:
Develop new markets
Change market share in a given market