# Wadding, other articles thereof, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins... (HS4 5601) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Wadding, other articles thereof, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins... at HS4 5601, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The wadding, other articles thereof, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins... subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -6.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | -6.4% |
| Active exporters | 160 |
| Active importers | 199 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $705.1M | 2,117 | 4 |
| 1996 | $736.1M | 2,178 | 4 |
| 1997 | $736.5M | 2,158 | 4 |
| 1998 | $716.4M | 2,224 | 4 |
| 1999 | $771.7M | 2,442 | 4 |
| 2000 | $772.7M | 2,881 | 4 |
| 2001 | $784.9M | 2,866 | 4 |
| 2002 | $820.0M | 2,967 | 4 |
| 2003 | $984.7M | 3,058 | 4 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 3,102 | 4 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 3,238 | 4 |
| 2006 | $1.4B | 3,415 | 4 |
| 2007 | $1.6B | 3,453 | 4 |
| 2008 | $1.7B | 3,542 | 4 |
| 2009 | $1.6B | 3,600 | 4 |
| 2010 | $1.8B | 3,695 | 4 |
| 2011 | $2.0B | 3,868 | 4 |
| 2012 | $2.1B | 4,178 | 4 |
| 2013 | $2.2B | 4,159 | 4 |
| 2014 | $2.3B | 4,176 | 4 |
| 2015 | $2.2B | 4,376 | 4 |
| 2016 | $2.2B | 4,370 | 4 |
| 2017 | $2.3B | 4,519 | 4 |
| 2018 | $2.4B | 4,609 | 4 |
| 2019 | $2.4B | 4,646 | 4 |
| 2020 | $2.5B | 4,598 | 4 |
| 2021 | $2.6B | 4,759 | 4 |
| 2022 | $2.8B | 4,758 | 4 |
| 2023 | $3.2B | 4,882 | 4 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 4,746 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $47.2M; growth +0.6%.
- China to Viet Nam: $44.6M; growth +9.5%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.6M; growth +3.6%.
- Republic of Korea to Indonesia: $41.2M; growth +58.4%.
- Republic of Korea to United Arab Emirates: $40.1M; growth +54.3%.
- Republic of Korea to Russia: $36.3M; growth +32.7%.
- Uzbekistan to Russia: $35.2M; growth +21.2%.
- Thailand to Japan: $32.9M; growth +14.6%.
- France to United Arab Emirates: $32.3M; growth +235%.
- Netherlands to France: $31.7M; growth -3.2%.

## HS6 products

- Wadding, other articles thereof, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar (HS6 560110)
- Wadding: other articles thereof, of cotton (HS6 560121)
- Wadding: other articles thereof, of man-made fibres (HS6 560122)
- Wadding: other articles thereof, other than of cotton or man-made fibres (HS6 560129)
- Wadding: textile flock and dust and mill neps (HS6 560130)

## 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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