Supply Chain Research

The Vietnamese government has asked apparel manufacturers to pivot to producing masks and other pandemic related personal protection equipment to make up for a drop in garment exports. Panjiva data shows that garment imports to the U.S. from Vietnam fell by 15.9% year over year in Q2’20, a decrease of $167 million. U.S. face mask imports from Vietnam have skyrocketed, with a 1,179% increase over the same period but only resulted in shipments worth $90.9 million. U.S. imports of face masks from China meanwhile increased by $6.7 billion dollars in the second quarter, far outweighing Vietn...