Research on the Green Transformation Path of China's Textile and Apparel Trade Based on Product Structure

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jse.202611315

Author(s)

Jiaxin Meng, Keying Liu, Yiting Zhong, Min Li*

Affiliation(s)

Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing , China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Under the dual constraints of the global Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the European Green Deal, and China's domestic"dual carbon"strategy, as China's largest light industrial export category,textiles and apparel are increasingly plagued by the high carbon emissions, high pollution, and high resource consumption caused by an extensive product structure. This paper uses the HS codes (Textile Raw Materials and Textile Articles, Chapters 50-63) as the classification basis to clarify the hierarchical structure of China's textile and apparel export products. Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), it identifies the environmental load differences across all product categories, distinguishing between general green transformation products and urgently transformable highenvironmentalload products. From four dimensions-supply structure, value chain, market policy, and circular system-it constructs a productstructureoptimizationoriented green transformation path, providing empirical support for foreign trade enterprises, industry associations, and the government to formulate differentiated green upgrade plans.

Keywords

Textiles and Apparel; Product Structure; Green Trade; Carbon Transition

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