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Prepared human hair: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in prepared human hair totaled $1.2 billion (21 thousand tonnes). India accounted for 50% of exports, followed by China (22%) and Bangladesh (10%); China accounted for 59% of imports, followed by North Korea (15%) and Vietnam (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 76%.

Summary

World trade
$1.2billion
Tonnes
21thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$55,214
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$578 million · 50.2%
  2. China$251 million · 21.8%
  3. Bangladesh$119 million · 10.3%
  4. Myanmar$55 million · 4.8%
  5. Italy$20 million · 1.7%
  6. United States$17 million · 1.5%
  7. South Korea$14 million · 1.2%
  8. Austria$11 million · 0.96%
  9. Tunisia$9 million · 0.82%
  10. Indonesia$8 million · 0.65%
  11. Brazil$6 million · 0.52%
  12. Hong Kong$5 million · 0.43%
    re-exports
  13. Singapore$4 million · 0.34%
    re-exports
  14. Madagascar$4 million · 0.32%
  15. France$4 million · 0.31%
  16. Ukraine$3 million · 0.3%
  17. Vietnam$3 million · 0.27%
  18. Turkey$3 million · 0.27%
  19. Nigeria$3 million · 0.23%
  20. Thailand$2 million · 0.21%

Top importers

  1. China$676 million · 58.7%
  2. North Korea$169 million · 14.7%
  3. Vietnam$49 million · 4.2%
  4. United States$25 million · 2.2%
  5. Italy$24 million · 2.1%
  6. Germany$20 million · 1.7%
  7. Indonesia$19 million · 1.7%
  8. United Kingdom$18 million · 1.6%
  9. Israel$18 million · 1.5%
  10. Bangladesh$9 million · 0.82%
  11. Austria$8 million · 0.73%
  12. Hong Kong$8 million · 0.72%
    re-exports
  13. Tunisia$7 million · 0.63%
  14. France$7 million · 0.63%
  15. Turkey$6 million · 0.55%
  16. Netherlands$6 million · 0.51%
    re-exports
  17. Singapore$5 million · 0.46%
    re-exports
  18. Colombia$5 million · 0.39%
  19. United Arab Emirates$4 million · 0.33%
  20. South Korea$3 million · 0.3%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2003

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

  • India 578
  • China 251
  • Bangladesh 119
  • Myanmar 55
  • Italy 19.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India9.9578
China14.1251
Bangladesh0119
Myanmar055
Italy3.119.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 495% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $55,214

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,273
1996$14,968
1997$13,577
1998$13,433
1999$11,804
2000$17,855
2001$21,444
2002$18,647
2003$21,310
2004$21,994
2005$25,656
2006$21,866
2007$23,356
2008$23,551
2009$19,949
2010$21,837
2011$23,502
2012$22,724
2013$26,111
2014$24,646
2015$25,312
2016$34,999
2017$23,978
2018$23,890
2019$30,858
2020$41,248
2021$56,398
2022$52,023
2023$52,046
2024$55,214

What it includes

  • 6703 · Prepared human hair

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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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