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Rags and textile scraps: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in rags and textile scraps totaled $678 million (1.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Bangladesh (18%), the United States (9%) and Pakistan (7%); the top importers were India (28%), the United States (12%) and Poland (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 5%.

Summary

World trade
$678million
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$579
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Bangladesh$125 million · 18.5%
  2. United States$59 million · 8.7%
  3. Pakistan$46 million · 6.8%
  4. China$39 million · 5.8%
  5. Germany$35 million · 5.2%
  6. Poland$27 million · 3.9%
  7. India$25 million · 3.7%
  8. Honduras$24 million · 3.6%
  9. Netherlands$23 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$22 million · 3.2%
  11. Japan$17 million · 2.5%
  12. Belgium$17 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  13. Hungary$15 million · 2.2%
  14. Mexico$15 million · 2.2%
  15. Dominican Republic$13 million · 2%
  16. Canada$13 million · 2%
  17. Turkey$11 million · 1.6%
  18. France$10 million · 1.6%
  19. Malaysia$9 million · 1.4%
  20. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.4%

Top importers

  1. India$191 million · 28.2%
  2. United States$82 million · 12.2%
  3. Poland$26 million · 3.8%
  4. Netherlands$25 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  5. Dominican Republic$23 million · 3.4%
  6. Mexico$20 million · 3%
  7. Germany$20 million · 2.9%
  8. Japan$19 million · 2.8%
  9. Philippines$17 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$16 million · 2.4%
  11. Italy$14 million · 2.1%
  12. Australia$13 million · 2%
  13. Canada$13 million · 1.9%
  14. France$13 million · 1.9%
  15. United Kingdom$11 million · 1.7%
  16. Sweden$10 million · 1.5%
  17. Turkey$9 million · 1.3%
  18. Belgium$9 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. Morocco$8 million · 1.2%
  20. Romania$7 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Bangladesh has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • Bangladesh 125
  • United States 59.1
  • Pakistan 46.2
  • China 39.2
  • Germany 35.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Bangladesh0.25125
United States97.659.1
Pakistan6.646.2
China7.339.2
Germany59.935.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $579 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $579

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$594
1996$572
1997$591
1998$555
1999$488
2000$478
2001$447
2002$448
2003$478
2004$344
2005$479
2006$512
2007$535
2008$565
2009$551
2010$531
2011$525
2012$670
2013$711
2014$654
2015$611
2016$614
2017$582
2018$583
2019$541
2020$536
2021$587
2022$615
2023$592
2024$579

What it includes

  • 6310 · Rags and textile scraps

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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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