# Wool and hair (HS4 5103) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wool and hair at HS4 5103, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wool and hair subsector recorded $45.2M in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $45.2M |
| Latest annual change | -7.9% |
| Active exporters | 62 |
| Active importers | 85 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $131.8M | 571 | 3 |
| 1996 | $144.2M | 603 | 3 |
| 1997 | $177.8M | 599 | 3 |
| 1998 | $124.8M | 554 | 3 |
| 1999 | $97.1M | 566 | 3 |
| 2000 | $114.3M | 613 | 3 |
| 2001 | $104.0M | 627 | 3 |
| 2002 | $97.8M | 650 | 3 |
| 2003 | $105.8M | 619 | 3 |
| 2004 | $126.0M | 628 | 3 |
| 2005 | $108.1M | 628 | 3 |
| 2006 | $97.5M | 560 | 3 |
| 2007 | $108.3M | 584 | 3 |
| 2008 | $104.8M | 600 | 3 |
| 2009 | $83.2M | 572 | 3 |
| 2010 | $113.5M | 528 | 3 |
| 2011 | $138.2M | 548 | 3 |
| 2012 | $108.4M | 535 | 3 |
| 2013 | $113.2M | 506 | 3 |
| 2014 | $123.1M | 534 | 3 |
| 2015 | $111.4M | 498 | 3 |
| 2016 | $114.9M | 509 | 3 |
| 2017 | $103.4M | 483 | 3 |
| 2018 | $127.1M | 496 | 3 |
| 2019 | $106.2M | 497 | 3 |
| 2020 | $55.6M | 416 | 3 |
| 2021 | $75.7M | 480 | 3 |
| 2022 | $81.4M | 449 | 3 |
| 2023 | $67.5M | 435 | 3 |
| 2024 | $45.2M | 343 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- China to Italy: $3.2M; growth -22.1%.
- Argentina to Bolivia: $2.8M; growth +27%.
- Czechia to Italy: $2.2M; growth -32.3%.
- Egypt to Italy: $2.0M; growth +1.3%.
- United Kingdom to Italy: $1.7M; growth -15.8%.
- China to India: $1.6M; growth +284.4%.
- China to Japan: $1.5M; growth -20.5%.
- Italy to Lithuania: $1.5M; growth -12%.
- India to Italy: $1.4M; growth -21.1%.
- Italy to Slovakia: $1.4M; growth -12.6%.

## HS6 products

- 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)

## 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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