# Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste (HS4 5006) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste at HS4 5006, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste subsector recorded $8.5M in reported global trade in 2024, with -4.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $8.5M |
| Latest annual change | -4.9% |
| Active exporters | 82 |
| Active importers | 138 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.6M | 479 | 1 |
| 1996 | $12.6M | 502 | 1 |
| 1997 | $20.9M | 470 | 1 |
| 1998 | $14.2M | 492 | 1 |
| 1999 | $19.4M | 544 | 1 |
| 2000 | $23.4M | 558 | 1 |
| 2001 | $14.0M | 557 | 1 |
| 2002 | $13.7M | 583 | 1 |
| 2003 | $17.1M | 603 | 1 |
| 2004 | $21.8M | 687 | 1 |
| 2005 | $27.5M | 697 | 1 |
| 2006 | $27.0M | 751 | 1 |
| 2007 | $20.5M | 719 | 1 |
| 2008 | $21.1M | 746 | 1 |
| 2009 | $16.1M | 734 | 1 |
| 2010 | $17.3M | 735 | 1 |
| 2011 | $14.2M | 782 | 1 |
| 2012 | $15.1M | 756 | 1 |
| 2013 | $32.0M | 800 | 1 |
| 2014 | $23.3M | 830 | 1 |
| 2015 | $15.7M | 749 | 1 |
| 2016 | $10.2M | 779 | 1 |
| 2017 | $8.7M | 763 | 1 |
| 2018 | $9.0M | 761 | 1 |
| 2019 | $9.1M | 755 | 1 |
| 2020 | $8.0M | 745 | 1 |
| 2021 | $8.7M | 850 | 1 |
| 2022 | $7.7M | 899 | 1 |
| 2023 | $8.9M | 871 | 1 |
| 2024 | $8.5M | 883 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Brazil: $886.5K; growth +11.8%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $612.9K; growth +15.4%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $537.6K; growth +10.7%.
- India to Nepal: $375.6K; growth +135.3%.
- Peru to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $277.8K; growth -13.3%.
- France to Tunisia: $267.0K; growth +30.3%.
- Peru to United Kingdom: $251.8K; growth +33.4%.
- Mauritius to Madagascar: $191.6K; growth +643.9%.
- Denmark to Norway: $174.2K; growth +12.4%.
- Tunisia to Malta: $173.8K; growth -2.9%.

## HS6 products

- Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste: put up for retail sale, and silk-worm gut (HS6 500600)

## 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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