# Wool and animal hair (HS2 51) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wool and animal hair at HS2 51, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wool and animal hair sector recorded $9.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.7% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $9.8B |
| Latest annual change | -8.7% |
| Active exporters | 156 |
| Active importers | 190 |
| Active HS6 products | 38 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $14.1B | 3,663 | 38 |
| 1996 | $13.7B | 3,642 | 38 |
| 1997 | $14.0B | 3,668 | 38 |
| 1998 | $11.5B | 3,651 | 38 |
| 1999 | $10.7B | 3,936 | 38 |
| 2000 | $11.8B | 4,290 | 38 |
| 2001 | $11.3B | 4,217 | 38 |
| 2002 | $11.0B | 4,404 | 38 |
| 2003 | $11.4B | 4,291 | 38 |
| 2004 | $13.0B | 4,260 | 38 |
| 2005 | $12.6B | 4,403 | 38 |
| 2006 | $12.9B | 4,329 | 38 |
| 2007 | $14.1B | 4,355 | 38 |
| 2008 | $13.5B | 4,451 | 38 |
| 2009 | $9.8B | 4,196 | 38 |
| 2010 | $12.0B | 4,274 | 38 |
| 2011 | $15.4B | 4,287 | 38 |
| 2012 | $13.7B | 4,368 | 38 |
| 2013 | $13.7B | 4,294 | 38 |
| 2014 | $13.6B | 4,406 | 38 |
| 2015 | $12.5B | 4,590 | 38 |
| 2016 | $11.9B | 4,550 | 38 |
| 2017 | $12.5B | 4,399 | 38 |
| 2018 | $14.0B | 4,491 | 38 |
| 2019 | $12.2B | 4,640 | 38 |
| 2020 | $8.3B | 4,495 | 38 |
| 2021 | $10.5B | 4,569 | 38 |
| 2022 | $11.4B | 4,677 | 38 |
| 2023 | $10.9B | 4,871 | 38 |
| 2024 | $9.8B | 4,549 | 38 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: -2.4%
- Five-year CAGR: -4.4%
- Historical peak: $15.4B in 2,011
- Positive-growth years: 51.7%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,603.7
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,714.6
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.1

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Australia | China | $1.5B | -6.8% | 17 | 8,024 km | Yes |
| 2 | China | Italy | $366.5M | +5% | 34 | 9,138 km | No |
| 3 | Mongolia | China | $288.2M | +4.3% | 20 | 2,228 km | No |
| 4 | Italy | China | $244.4M | +2% | 31 | 9,138 km | No |
| 5 | China | Viet Nam | $237.0M | +6.1% | 27 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 6 | South Africa | China | $199.1M | -5% | 16 | 11,775 km | No |
| 7 | Italy | Romania | $141.4M | -2.8% | 34 | 1,142 km | Yes |
| 8 | Czechia | Italy | $135.2M | +1.8% | 20 | 923 km | Yes |
| 9 | Italy | Turkey | $122.5M | +11.7% | 31 | 1,377 km | Yes |
| 10 | China | Cambodia | $119.5M | +21.6% | 24 | 2,763 km | Yes |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Italy | $1.8B | 127 | 38 |
| 2 | Australia | $1.8B | 68 | 37 |
| 3 | China | $1.7B | 167 | 38 |
| 4 | Mongolia | $395.1M | 31 | 31 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $374.3M | 128 | 38 |
| 6 | South Africa | $323.3M | 72 | 38 |
| 7 | Germany | $317.8M | 102 | 38 |
| 8 | New Zealand | $306.9M | 69 | 38 |
| 9 | Czechia | $281.9M | 76 | 37 |
| 10 | Peru | $233.6M | 80 | 33 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $2.8B | 81 | 38 |
| 2 | Italy | $1.2B | 77 | 38 |
| 3 | Germany | $442.3M | 90 | 38 |
| 4 | Viet Nam | $320.4M | 42 | 35 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $313.4M | 83 | 38 |
| 6 | India | $292.6M | 72 | 38 |
| 7 | Turkey | $257.2M | 82 | 38 |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $247.7M | 85 | 38 |
| 9 | Romania | $225.2M | 52 | 36 |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | $215.6M | 57 | 37 |

## HS6 products

- Wool: (not carded or combed), greasy (including fleece-washed wool), shorn (HS6 510111)
- Wool: (other than shorn), greasy (including fleece-washed wool), not carded or combed (HS6 510119)
- Wool: (not carded or combed), degreased, (not carbonised), shorn (HS6 510121)
- Wool: (not carded or combed), degreased, (not carbonised), (other than shorn) (HS6 510129)
- Wool: (not carded or combed), carbonised (HS6 510130)
- Hair: fine animal hair, not carded or combed (HS6 510210)
- Hair: fine animal hair, not carded or combed, of kashmir (cashmere) goats (HS6 510211)
- Hair: fine animal hair, not carded or combed, other than of kashmir (cashmere) goats (HS6 510219)
- Hair: coarse animal hair, not carded or combed (HS6 510220)
- Wool and hair: noils of wool or of fine animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock (HS6 510310)
- Wool and hair: waste of wool or of fine animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock and noils of wool or of fine animal hair (HS6 510320)
- Wool and hair: waste of coarse animal hair, including yarn waste, but excluding garnetted stock (HS6 510330)
- Wool and hair: garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair (HS6 510400)
- Wool: carded (HS6 510510)
- Wool: wool tops and other combed wool, in fragments (HS6 510521)
- Wool: wool tops and other combed wool, other than in fragments (HS6 510529)
- Hair: fine animal hair, carded or combed (HS6 510530)
- Hair: fine animal hair, carded or combed, of kashmir (cashmere) goats (HS6 510531)
- Hair: fine animal hair, carded or combed, other than of kashmir (cashmere) goats (HS6 510539)
- Hair: coarse animal hair, carded or combed (HS6 510540)
- Yarn: of carded wool, containing 85% or more by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510610)
- Yarn: of carded wool, containing less than 85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510620)
- Yarn: of combed wool, containing 85% or more by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510710)
- Yarn: of combed wool, containing less than 85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510720)
- Yarn: of fine animal hair, carded, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510810)
- Yarn: of fine animal hair, combed, not put up for retail sale (HS6 510820)
- Yarn: of wool or of fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, put up for retail sale (HS6 510910)
- Yarn: of wool or of fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, put up for retail sale (HS6 510990)
- Yarn: of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 511000)
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, of a weight not exceeding 300g/m2 (HS6 511111)
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair, of a weight exceeding 300g/m2 (HS6 511119)
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or carded fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments (HS6 511120)
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or carded fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres (HS6 511130)
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or carded fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with fibres n.e.s. in heading no. 5111 (HS6 511190)
- Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, of a weight not exceeding 200g/m2 (HS6 511211)
- Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, of a weight exceeding 200g/m2 (HS6 511219)
- Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments (HS6 511220)
- Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with man-made staple fibres (HS6 511230)
- Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with fibres n.e.s. in heading no. 5112 (HS6 511290)
- Fabrics, woven: of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (HS6 511300)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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