60% of clothing imported to Ukraine - China.

In the words of executive director of the association "Ukrlegprom" Tatiana Izovit, about 60 percent of clothing sold in Ukraine - are imported from China. The situation in the footwear market is even worse, there are products of Chinese manufacturers of 85 percent of the total.
The main problem lies in the fact that an impressive piece of clothing imported illegally. Smuggling component of the apparel market is about $ 6 billion annually, and is not noticeable tendency to decrease. This significant amount of funds, which have a negative effect on the economy, because the budget does not receive taxes and fees.
This situation leads to the fact that the Ukrainian light industry suffers decline in production, which measured 4.8 percent fall.