After the two largest markets for China-made children's wear, the US and the EU, imposed safeguards on various types of apparel, China suppliers have had to explore other options to stay in business. Small companies producing low-end apparel have been the worst hit, as many of them work on thin profit margins and do not have the resources to survive.

Suppliers offer a range of styles in both these categories, mainly because designs now follow adult clothing trends. Suppliers in China export four categories of children's wear
newborns' clothing, babywear, toddlers' apparel and schoolchildren's apparel. These are also the scope of this report.

Almost all children's wear manufacturers produce apparel for schoolchildren, and there are some that specialize in the line. More than 75 percent of suppliers featured in this report produce all four categories of children's wear for export, and almost 30 percent have schoolchildren's clothing as their main line.

The Products & Prices section in this report discusses the main features of each category of children's wear and its price ranges. It also explains the differences among low-end, midrange and high-end models in each product category.

Product development and design focus are discussed in the R&D/design section, while the Materials & Components module details the main types of fabric and accessories used by China makers.

The Manufacturing section lists the key steps in children's wear production and how these differ in small, midsize and large companies.

The majority of children's wear companies in China are locally owned, while a few are foreign-owned. Reflecting this structure, 76 percent of suppliers featured in this report are private locally owned, while 23 percent are private foreign-owned or invested.

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