# Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and ... (HS4 5003) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and ... at HS4 5003, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and ... subsector recorded $114.5M in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.1% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $114.5M |
| Latest annual change | -5.1% |
| Active exporters | 66 |
| Active importers | 84 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $82.6M | 406 | 1 |
| 1996 | $62.0M | 404 | 1 |
| 1997 | $77.1M | 382 | 1 |
| 1998 | $77.2M | 341 | 1 |
| 1999 | $75.1M | 368 | 1 |
| 2000 | $89.2M | 362 | 1 |
| 2001 | $66.3M | 346 | 1 |
| 2002 | $49.2M | 326 | 1 |
| 2003 | $49.6M | 325 | 1 |
| 2004 | $47.3M | 363 | 1 |
| 2005 | $53.7M | 348 | 1 |
| 2006 | $69.0M | 386 | 1 |
| 2007 | $66.5M | 357 | 1 |
| 2008 | $55.1M | 344 | 1 |
| 2009 | $35.7M | 333 | 1 |
| 2010 | $55.8M | 298 | 1 |
| 2011 | $60.5M | 305 | 1 |
| 2012 | $58.6M | 281 | 1 |
| 2013 | $84.8M | 320 | 1 |
| 2014 | $88.5M | 295 | 1 |
| 2015 | $74.6M | 281 | 1 |
| 2016 | $69.7M | 283 | 1 |
| 2017 | $70.7M | 294 | 1 |
| 2018 | $87.5M | 311 | 1 |
| 2019 | $73.0M | 367 | 1 |
| 2020 | $72.6M | 308 | 1 |
| 2021 | $109.5M | 332 | 1 |
| 2022 | $97.9M | 312 | 1 |
| 2023 | $120.7M | 329 | 1 |
| 2024 | $114.5M | 309 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- India to China: $31.2M; growth +5.2%.
- China to Italy: $12.6M; growth +8.8%.
- China to Germany: $12.5M; growth +10.6%.
- Uzbekistan to China: $11.0M; growth -22.9%.
- Germany to Italy: $10.4M; growth +26.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.7M; growth +73.9%.
- China to Japan: $3.5M; growth -4.7%.
- Viet Nam to China: $2.8M; growth +8.4%.
- Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea to China: $2.7M; growth +39.5%.
- India to Italy: $2.1M; growth +6%.

## HS6 products

- Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garneted stock) (HS6 500300)
- Silk: waste, not carded or combed (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS6 500310)
- Silk: waste, carded or combed (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS6 500390)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- 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/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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