# Other vegetable textile fibres (HS2 53) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Other vegetable textile fibres at HS2 53, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The other vegetable textile fibres sector recorded $6.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +0.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.5B |
| Latest annual change | +0.5% |
| Active exporters | 167 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 23 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.5B | 3,071 | 23 |
| 1996 | $2.0B | 3,009 | 23 |
| 1997 | $2.3B | 3,011 | 23 |
| 1998 | $2.4B | 3,042 | 23 |
| 1999 | $2.7B | 3,447 | 23 |
| 2000 | $3.0B | 3,755 | 23 |
| 2001 | $2.6B | 3,839 | 23 |
| 2002 | $2.8B | 3,885 | 23 |
| 2003 | $3.3B | 3,914 | 23 |
| 2004 | $3.7B | 4,146 | 23 |
| 2005 | $3.5B | 4,186 | 23 |
| 2006 | $3.6B | 4,277 | 23 |
| 2007 | $3.6B | 4,282 | 23 |
| 2008 | $3.3B | 4,276 | 23 |
| 2009 | $2.6B | 4,185 | 23 |
| 2010 | $3.6B | 4,235 | 23 |
| 2011 | $4.1B | 4,231 | 23 |
| 2012 | $3.7B | 4,422 | 23 |
| 2013 | $3.9B | 4,316 | 23 |
| 2014 | $4.0B | 4,458 | 23 |
| 2015 | $4.2B | 4,376 | 23 |
| 2016 | $4.0B | 4,397 | 23 |
| 2017 | $4.1B | 4,672 | 23 |
| 2018 | $4.7B | 4,525 | 23 |
| 2019 | $5.0B | 4,565 | 23 |
| 2020 | $4.2B | 4,418 | 23 |
| 2021 | $5.6B | 4,615 | 23 |
| 2022 | $6.1B | 4,772 | 23 |
| 2023 | $6.2B | 4,927 | 23 |
| 2024 | $6.5B | 4,800 | 23 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Growing
- Three-year CAGR: +5%
- Five-year CAGR: +5.5%
- Historical peak: $6.5B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 72.4%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 3,374.6
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,350.6
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.3

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | France | China | $755.2M | +28.2% | 16 | 9,284 km | No |
| 2 | China | Bangladesh | $561.1M | +23.1% | 10 | 3,168 km | No |
| 3 | France | Belgium | $250.4M | +23.4% | 23 | 264 km | Yes |
| 4 | Belgium | China | $245.3M | +33.2% | 14 | 9,030 km | No |
| 5 | China | Viet Nam | $189.7M | +22.6% | 19 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 6 | China | Cambodia | $161.4M | +51% | 18 | 2,763 km | Yes |
| 7 | China | Indonesia | $117.6M | +28.9% | 18 | 4,425 km | Yes |
| 8 | Belgium | India | $117.3M | +26.1% | 15 | 6,422 km | No |
| 9 | China | India | $114.0M | +17.4% | 19 | 4,252 km | No |
| 10 | France | India | $110.3M | +58.2% | 18 | 6,596 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $1.9B | 179 | 23 |
| 2 | France | $1.3B | 125 | 23 |
| 3 | Belgium | $598.3M | 118 | 23 |
| 4 | India | $486.9M | 154 | 23 |
| 5 | Italy | $342.0M | 128 | 23 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | $327.5M | 99 | 23 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | $167.6M | 120 | 20 |
| 8 | Egypt | $151.5M | 79 | 23 |
| 9 | Belarus | $123.1M | 59 | 22 |
| 10 | Netherlands | $110.5M | 102 | 23 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $1.4B | 70 | 23 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | $601.2M | 27 | 23 |
| 3 | India | $536.0M | 55 | 23 |
| 4 | Belgium | $324.7M | 57 | 23 |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $260.3M | 82 | 23 |
| 6 | Italy | $248.1M | 69 | 23 |
| 7 | Viet Nam | $234.2M | 46 | 23 |
| 8 | Turkey | $229.8M | 57 | 23 |
| 9 | Spain | $183.7M | 71 | 23 |
| 10 | Cambodia | $166.5M | 15 | 18 |

## HS6 products

- Flax: raw or retted, but not spun (HS6 530110)
- Flax: broken or scutched, but not spun (HS6 530121)
- Flax: hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun (HS6 530129)
- Flax: tow and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530130)
- Hemp (cannabis sativa L.): raw or retted, but not spun (HS6 530210)
- Hemp (cannabis sativa L.): processed (other than retted) (but not spun), true hemp tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS6 530290)
- Jute and other textile bast fibres: raw or retted, but not spun, (excluding flax, hemp (cannabis sativa L.), and ramie) (HS6 530310)
- Jute and other textile bast fibres: processed but not spun, tow and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (excluding flax, hemp (cannabis sativa L.), and ramie) (HS6 530390)
- Sisal and other textile fibres of the genus agave: raw, but not spun (HS6 530410)
- Sisal and other textile fibres of the genus agave: processed (but not spun), tow and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530490)
- Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres n.e.c., raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS6 530500)
- Coconut (coir): raw, but not spun (HS6 530511)
- Coconut (coir): processed (but not spun), tow, noils and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530519)
- Abaca (manila hemp or musa textilis nee): raw (HS6 530521)
- Abaca (manila hemp or musa textilis nee): processed but not spun, tow, noils and waste, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530529)
- Vegetable textile fibres: other than coconut (coir) and abaca (manila hemp, or musa textilis nee), raw or processed (but not spun): tow, noils and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530590)
- Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres: n.e.s. in chapter 53, raw (HS6 530591)
- Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres: n.e.s. in chapter 53, processed (but not spun): tow, noils and waste of these fibres, including yarn waste and garnetted stock (HS6 530599)
- Yarn: of flax, single (HS6 530610)
- Yarn: of flax, multiple (folded) or cabled (HS6 530620)
- Yarn: of jute or of other textile bast fibres, single (HS6 530710)
- Yarn: of jute or of other textile bast fibres, multiple (folded) or cabled (HS6 530720)
- Yarn: of coir (HS6 530810)
- Yarn: of hemp (cannabis sativa L.) (HS6 530820)
- Yarn: of paper (HS6 530830)
- Yarn: of vegetable textile fibres n.e.c. in heading no. 5306, 5307 and 5308 (HS6 530890)
- Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing 85% or more flax, unbleached or bleached (HS6 530911)
- Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing 85% or more flax, other than bleached or unbleached (HS6 530919)
- Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing less than 85% flax, unbleached or bleached (HS6 530921)
- Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing less than 85% flax, other than unbleached or bleached (HS6 530929)
- Fabrics, woven: of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303, unbleached (HS6 531010)
- Fabrics, woven: of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading no. 5303, other than unbleached (HS6 531090)
- Fabrics, woven: of vegetable textile fibres n.e.c. in heading no. 5309 and 5310, woven fabrics of paper yarn (HS6 531100)

## 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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