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Carded or combed wool: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carded or combed wool totaled $1.3 billion (107 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (39%), Czechia (10%) and Peru (8%); the top importers were Italy (24%), China (9%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 33%.

Summary

World trade
$1.3billion
Tonnes
107thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$11,771
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$490 million · 38.8%
  2. Czechia$121 million · 9.6%
  3. Peru$106 million · 8.4%
  4. Italy$90 million · 7.1%
  5. Argentina$88 million · 7%
  6. Germany$88 million · 7%
  7. South Africa$63 million · 5%
  8. Uruguay$63 million · 5%
  9. Egypt$35 million · 2.8%
  10. Bulgaria$29 million · 2.3%
  11. United Kingdom$18 million · 1.4%
  12. Taiwan$10 million · 0.81%
  13. Mongolia$10 million · 0.76%
  14. India$7 million · 0.55%
  15. New Zealand$6 million · 0.51%
  16. Spain$5 million · 0.4%
  17. Poland$5 million · 0.38%
  18. Netherlands$4 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  19. Bolivia$4 million · 0.28%
  20. Turkey$4 million · 0.28%

Top importers

  1. Italy$301 million · 23.8%
  2. China$115 million · 9.1%
  3. Germany$98 million · 7.7%
  4. Romania$77 million · 6.1%
  5. Poland$75 million · 5.9%
  6. Czechia$74 million · 5.9%
  7. Vietnam$67 million · 5.3%
  8. Turkey$65 million · 5.2%
  9. South Korea$58 million · 4.6%
  10. Japan$51 million · 4.1%
  11. Bulgaria$50 million · 3.9%
  12. Peru$25 million · 2%
  13. United Kingdom$20 million · 1.6%
  14. India$19 million · 1.5%
  15. Taiwan$16 million · 1.3%
  16. Portugal$16 million · 1.3%
  17. Madagascar$15 million · 1.2%
  18. Spain$11 million · 0.88%
  19. Mexico$10 million · 0.8%
  20. Lithuania$9 million · 0.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2004

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 490
  • Czechia 121
  • Peru 106
  • Italy 89.5
  • Argentina 88.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China48.7490
Czechia16.6121
Peru23.1106
Italy48.689.5
Argentina72.788.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 62% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $11,771

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,269
1996$6,708
1997$6,555
1998$6,030
1999$5,223
2000$5,228
2001$5,263
2002$5,774
2003$7,343
2004$7,265
2005$6,965
2006$7,174
2007$8,857
2008$9,436
2009$7,401
2010$8,724
2011$12,019
2012$12,413
2013$11,865
2014$10,919
2015$10,181
2016$10,763
2017$11,204
2018$13,128
2019$13,976
2020$11,139
2021$10,816
2022$12,785
2023$12,837
2024$11,771

What it includes

  • 5105 · Carded or combed wool

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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