# HS 530911 Of Flax global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in of flax, containing 85% or more flax, unbleached or bleached reached $369.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $228.4M | +7.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | $239.3M | +4.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | $205.1M | -14.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $201.1M | -2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | $216.6M | +7.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | $275.5M | +27.2% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | $274.3M | -0.5% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | $205.7M | -25% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | $350.8M | +70.6% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | $394.9M | +12.6% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | $370.0M | -6.3% | +21.6% |
| 2024 | $369.6M | -0.1% | +1.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | $44.8M | +23% | 21 |
| Bangladesh | $43.2M | +31.4% | 4 |
| Greece | $34.8M | +13.2% | 21 |
| Italy | $28.6M | -4.3% | 36 |
| USA | $22.6M | +2.1% | 40 |
| Spain | $15.5M | -1.4% | 35 |
| Netherlands | $15.3M | +0.2% | 45 |
| Lithuania | $13.7M | +0.8% | 26 |
| Portugal | $12.2M | +3.8% | 30 |
| Morocco | $11.5M | +6.7% | 19 |
| Cambodia | $9.6M | +38.4% | 3 |
| United Kingdom | $9.6M | +6.7% | 33 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._