Indonesia should make full use of the good opportunity by intensifying promotional campaigns to boost exports of textiles, Ni Made said.
Ni Made said Indonesia has been named a leading country in "Sourcing at Magic 2012" exhibition, the largest ever textile exhibition in the United States held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this month.
"Perry Ellis, a popular brand in the United States plans to open a branch office in Indonesia to support their sourcing activities," she said.
She said Indonesia gained from being named a "leading country" representing ASEAN , which is the main focus at the Sourcing at Magic 2012 exhibition.
The Sourcing at Magic 2012 exhibition ending on Thursday was participated in by 43 countries with 8,000 buyers representing popular brands in the United States.
Indonesian participants with pavilion , "Trade with Remarkable Indonesia", included yarn, garment, fabric, textile, sweater/knitted fabric , apparel , leather goods , batik, bag, and ornament producers.
In this year Sourcing at Magic 2012 exhibition, Indonesia was represented by 20 companies or larger than in previous years.
In 2011, US import of textiles and apparel from all over the world were worth US$100 billion and Indonesia is the fourth largest supplier of textile to that country after China, Vietnam and India.
Indonesia`s exports of textiles and garments to the United States were valued at US$5.2 billion in 2011
In the first five months of the year the Indonesian textile exports to the United States already reached US$2.16 billion. (ASG/A014)
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