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Feathers and down: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in feathers and down totaled $1.8 billion (402 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Taiwan (10%) and Poland (7%); the top importers were Vietnam (21%), China (21%) and the United States (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 7%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
402thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,494
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$640 million · 35.4%
  2. Taiwan$181 million · 10%
  3. Poland$123 million · 6.8%
  4. Germany$116 million · 6.4%
  5. Hungary$114 million · 6.3%
  6. United States$99 million · 5.5%
  7. Vietnam$76 million · 4.2%
  8. Italy$74 million · 4.1%
  9. France$58 million · 3.2%
  10. South Korea$48 million · 2.7%
  11. Spain$38 million · 2.1%
  12. Russia$37 million · 2.1%
  13. Thailand$24 million · 1.4%
  14. Pakistan$19 million · 1%
  15. Czechia$18 million · 1%
  16. Bulgaria$16 million · 0.86%
  17. Ukraine$13 million · 0.74%
  18. Indonesia$10 million · 0.56%
  19. Netherlands$10 million · 0.56%
    re-exports
  20. Argentina$9 million · 0.5%

Top importers

  1. Vietnam$386 million · 21.4%
  2. China$382 million · 21.2%
  3. United States$123 million · 6.8%
  4. Germany$101 million · 5.6%
  5. Italy$89 million · 4.9%
  6. Taiwan$81 million · 4.5%
  7. Bangladesh$78 million · 4.3%
  8. Indonesia$75 million · 4.1%
  9. Japan$61 million · 3.4%
  10. Hungary$50 million · 2.8%
  11. Myanmar$42 million · 2.3%
  12. Spain$37 million · 2%
  13. Poland$37 million · 2%
  14. South Korea$28 million · 1.6%
  15. Czechia$23 million · 1.3%
  16. Romania$20 million · 1.1%
  17. United Kingdom$19 million · 1%
  18. Canada$16 million · 0.9%
  19. France$15 million · 0.84%
  20. North Korea$14 million · 0.75%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 640
  • Taiwan 181
  • Poland 123
  • Germany 116
  • Hungary 114

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China326640
Taiwan259181
Poland26.3123
Germany43.8116
Hungary50.2114

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 10% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,494

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,988
1996$5,111
1997$3,798
1998$3,250
1999$3,587
2000$4,298
2001$4,109
2002$3,081
2003$3,067
2004$2,840
2005$2,914
2006$3,597
2007$3,741
2008$3,454
2009$2,963
2010$3,459
2011$4,944
2012$5,544
2013$6,009
2014$5,469
2015$3,802
2016$2,457
2017$3,229
2018$4,161
2019$4,652
2020$3,098
2021$3,881
2022$3,784
2023$3,349
2024$4,494

What it includes

  • 0505 · Feathers and down

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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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