It is reported that about 26 million tons of clothes are discarded in China every year.
Every year, hundreds of millions of second-hand clothes are sold to Africa from Guangzhou alone, and more than 60% of China's billions of second-hand clothes are exported to Africa.
In the sale of second-hand clothes, domestic exporters sell used clothes. For every 20 tons of used clothes, the net profit is at least 30,000 yuan. Clothes purchased by African buyers for less than one yuan can be sold for more than ten times when they are resold.
Because of the huge profit margins, many African businessmen regularly come to Guangzhou to pick up goods. Second-hand clothing trading has become a stable business to a certain extent.
Some of these African buyers can even earn over 100 million by buying and selling second-hand clothes.
However, not everyone has this kind of luck, and the actual income of more local small traders in Africa is also very average.
It is unknown whether these small traders get the second-hand clothes packages in their hands, whether they make or lose money. Just like opening a blind box, when you open the package, the quality of the clothes inside is unknown.
It is reported that the average daily income of many second-hand clothing hawkers may be only about 40 yuan, which is a drop in the bucket for the local income level to support a family.
After all the clothes from China flowed into the African market, they began to flow into the large and small "Mituba" markets in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and other places in Africa.
"Mituba" means "old" and "second-hand" in Swahili, and now it has become a general term for imported used clothing. The so-called "Mituba" refers to the local second-hand clothing market.
In the "Mituba" market, the humble stalls are crowded, often filled with all kinds of second-hand clothing.
Jeans, bras, T-shirts, and shoes are the most popular because of their cheap prices. Occasionally, some high-end suits or popular clothing can be found, which will also make people shine.
In these booths, more and more clothing with Chinese characters began to appear. And these clothes from China are also loved by more and more local Africans.
With the improvement of China's comprehensive national strength and international influence, the more active it is in economic globalization, the more likely it is that every ordinary Chinese will participate consciously or unconsciously in this second-hand clothing trade. come bigger.
