# Shirts (HS4 6205) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Shirts at HS4 6205, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The shirts subsector recorded $12.4B in reported global trade in 2024, with +1.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $12.4B |
| Latest annual change | +1.8% |
| Active exporters | 199 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $9.6B | 5,151 | 3 |
| 1996 | $9.0B | 5,261 | 3 |
| 1997 | $8.8B | 5,276 | 3 |
| 1998 | $9.2B | 5,352 | 3 |
| 1999 | $9.1B | 5,533 | 3 |
| 2000 | $9.4B | 6,517 | 3 |
| 2001 | $8.9B | 6,651 | 3 |
| 2002 | $8.8B | 7,019 | 3 |
| 2003 | $9.8B | 7,172 | 3 |
| 2004 | $10.6B | 7,413 | 3 |
| 2005 | $10.9B | 7,633 | 3 |
| 2006 | $11.3B | 7,793 | 3 |
| 2007 | $12.6B | 8,042 | 3 |
| 2008 | $12.8B | 8,262 | 3 |
| 2009 | $11.1B | 8,300 | 3 |
| 2010 | $12.0B | 8,348 | 3 |
| 2011 | $14.5B | 8,586 | 3 |
| 2012 | $14.1B | 8,828 | 3 |
| 2013 | $14.3B | 8,840 | 3 |
| 2014 | $15.2B | 9,189 | 3 |
| 2015 | $14.7B | 9,092 | 3 |
| 2016 | $14.0B | 9,180 | 3 |
| 2017 | $13.5B | 9,156 | 3 |
| 2018 | $13.7B | 9,468 | 3 |
| 2019 | $13.2B | 9,298 | 3 |
| 2020 | $9.6B | 9,044 | 3 |
| 2021 | $10.2B | 9,491 | 3 |
| 2022 | $12.9B | 9,605 | 3 |
| 2023 | $12.8B | 9,853 | 3 |
| 2024 | $12.4B | 9,859 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Bangladesh to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $615.5M; growth -1.1%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $498.6M; growth +9.8%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $409.1M; growth +15.3%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $336.0M; growth +11.1%.
- Bangladesh to Germany: $284.6M; growth +4.1%.
- Indonesia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $199.7M; growth +12.1%.
- Bangladesh to United Kingdom: $199.2M; growth -6.3%.
- China to Japan: $169.0M; growth -8.4%.
- Viet Nam to Japan: $148.8M; growth +3.3%.
- China to Australia: $148.8M; growth -1.9%.

## HS6 products

- Shirts: men\'s or boys\', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620510)
- Shirts: men\'s or boys\', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620520)
- Shirts: men\'s or boys\', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620530)
- Shirts: men\'s or boys\', of textile materials n.e.s. in heading no. 6205 (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620590)

## 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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