# Felt (HS4 5602) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Felt at HS4 5602, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The felt subsector recorded $1.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.5B |
| Latest annual change | +1.2% |
| Active exporters | 134 |
| Active importers | 195 |
| Active HS6 products | 4 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $597.8M | 1,850 | 4 |
| 1996 | $604.8M | 1,898 | 4 |
| 1997 | $608.3M | 1,937 | 4 |
| 1998 | $607.1M | 1,960 | 4 |
| 1999 | $650.0M | 2,081 | 4 |
| 2000 | $608.4M | 2,396 | 4 |
| 2001 | $554.7M | 2,594 | 4 |
| 2002 | $601.7M | 2,695 | 4 |
| 2003 | $677.2M | 2,682 | 4 |
| 2004 | $773.9M | 2,893 | 4 |
| 2005 | $812.9M | 2,948 | 4 |
| 2006 | $940.6M | 3,044 | 4 |
| 2007 | $999.4M | 3,114 | 4 |
| 2008 | $1.1B | 3,239 | 4 |
| 2009 | $864.6M | 3,140 | 4 |
| 2010 | $977.1M | 3,250 | 4 |
| 2011 | $1.1B | 3,249 | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 3,460 | 4 |
| 2013 | $1.2B | 3,393 | 4 |
| 2014 | $1.3B | 3,546 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 3,514 | 4 |
| 2016 | $1.1B | 3,603 | 4 |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 3,627 | 4 |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 3,623 | 4 |
| 2019 | $1.3B | 3,728 | 4 |
| 2020 | $1.3B | 3,587 | 4 |
| 2021 | $1.5B | 3,737 | 4 |
| 2022 | $1.5B | 3,752 | 4 |
| 2023 | $1.5B | 3,870 | 4 |
| 2024 | $1.5B | 3,840 | 4 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $70.5M; growth +3.7%.
- Germany to Czechia: $47.0M; growth +2.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $34.5M; growth -4.5%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $34.5M; growth +17.5%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $32.1M; growth -1.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $31.0M; growth +14.8%.
- Germany to Poland: $27.5M; growth +4.4%.
- China to Viet Nam: $23.6M; growth +15%.
- China to Germany: $22.6M; growth +16.7%.
- Viet Nam to Indonesia: $20.6M; growth +206.6%.

## HS6 products

- Felt: needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (HS6 560210)
- Felt: of wool or fine animal hair (excluding needleloom felt or stitch-bonded fibre fabrics), not impregnated, coated, covered nor laminated (HS6 560221)
- Felt: of textile materials other than wool or fine animal hair (excluding needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics), not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (HS6 560229)
- Felt: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (excluding needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics) (HS6 560290)

## 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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