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Carded wool yarn: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carded wool yarn totaled $518 million (44 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (26%), China (23%) and Lithuania (15%); the top importers were the United Kingdom (13%), Hong Kong (7%) and Denmark (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 15%.

Summary

World trade
$518million
Tonnes
44thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$11,780
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$133 million · 25.8%
  2. China$118 million · 22.8%
  3. Lithuania$79 million · 15.2%
  4. United Kingdom$27 million · 5.1%
  5. Estonia$22 million · 4.2%
  6. Denmark$16 million · 3.2%
  7. Portugal$13 million · 2.6%
  8. India$12 million · 2.4%
  9. Mauritius$12 million · 2.2%
  10. Turkey$11 million · 2.2%
  11. Hong Kong$11 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. New Zealand$11 million · 2.1%
  13. South Korea$9 million · 1.7%
  14. Spain$7 million · 1.4%
  15. Poland$6 million · 1.1%
  16. Hungary$5 million · 0.98%
  17. Germany$4 million · 0.77%
  18. Vietnam$3 million · 0.51%
  19. Croatia$3 million · 0.5%
  20. France$2 million · 0.45%

Top importers

  1. United Kingdom$68 million · 13.2%
  2. Hong Kong$36 million · 7%
    re-exports
  3. Denmark$32 million · 6.1%
  4. Netherlands$30 million · 5.9%
    re-exports
  5. Bangladesh$30 million · 5.9%
  6. Vietnam$27 million · 5.2%
  7. Italy$26 million · 5%
  8. United States$18 million · 3.5%
  9. Cambodia$17 million · 3.4%
  10. Turkey$17 million · 3.2%
  11. Thailand$15 million · 2.9%
  12. Madagascar$14 million · 2.6%
  13. Australia$14 million · 2.6%
  14. China$13 million · 2.6%
  15. Portugal$13 million · 2.5%
  16. Belgium$12 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  17. New Zealand$12 million · 2.2%
  18. South Korea$10 million · 1.9%
  19. Romania$7 million · 1.4%
  20. Tunisia$7 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • Italy 133
  • China 118
  • Lithuania 78.8
  • United Kingdom 26.6
  • Estonia 22

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy128133
China172118
Lithuania0.3978.8
United Kingdom9526.6
Estonia0.122

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 28% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $11,780

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,212
1996$9,090
1997$8,856
1998$8,388
1999$8,031
2000$7,719
2001$6,548
2002$7,084
2003$7,870
2004$8,439
2005$8,527
2006$8,524
2007$9,102
2008$9,196
2009$7,474
2010$9,491
2011$10,795
2012$11,026
2013$11,394
2014$10,879
2015$10,054
2016$9,466
2017$9,865
2018$11,626
2019$11,752
2020$12,077
2021$12,175
2022$11,545
2023$11,767
2024$11,780

What it includes

  • 5106 · Carded wool yarn

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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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