# Garments and clothing accessories (HS4 6209) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Garments and clothing accessories at HS4 6209, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The garments and clothing accessories subsector recorded $1.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.8B |
| Latest annual change | -3.6% |
| Active exporters | 185 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.1B | 3,046 | 3 |
| 1996 | $1.1B | 3,153 | 3 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 3,150 | 3 |
| 1998 | $1.3B | 3,204 | 3 |
| 1999 | $1.3B | 3,495 | 3 |
| 2000 | $1.4B | 4,126 | 3 |
| 2001 | $1.5B | 4,125 | 3 |
| 2002 | $1.5B | 4,352 | 3 |
| 2003 | $1.7B | 4,493 | 3 |
| 2004 | $1.8B | 4,594 | 3 |
| 2005 | $1.9B | 4,739 | 3 |
| 2006 | $2.2B | 4,859 | 3 |
| 2007 | $2.5B | 5,032 | 3 |
| 2008 | $2.5B | 5,175 | 3 |
| 2009 | $2.2B | 5,278 | 3 |
| 2010 | $2.3B | 5,371 | 3 |
| 2011 | $2.6B | 5,631 | 3 |
| 2012 | $2.3B | 5,672 | 3 |
| 2013 | $2.4B | 5,664 | 3 |
| 2014 | $2.7B | 5,796 | 3 |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 5,700 | 3 |
| 2016 | $2.2B | 5,931 | 3 |
| 2017 | $2.2B | 6,052 | 3 |
| 2018 | $2.2B | 6,182 | 3 |
| 2019 | $2.1B | 5,974 | 3 |
| 2020 | $1.8B | 6,133 | 3 |
| 2021 | $2.0B | 6,486 | 3 |
| 2022 | $2.2B | 6,346 | 3 |
| 2023 | $1.9B | 6,423 | 3 |
| 2024 | $1.8B | 6,364 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Bangladesh to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $98.9M; growth -2.9%.
- China to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $59.7M; growth -2.6%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $57.9M; growth -0.3%.
- Bangladesh to France: $40.0M; growth +15.4%.
- China to France: $36.4M; growth -5.7%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $32.4M; growth +1.3%.
- China to Germany: $31.8M; growth -5.5%.
- Bangladesh to Germany: $30.3M; growth -5.9%.
- Spain to Italy: $29.5M; growth +25.2%.
- Spain to Poland: $26.4M; growth +57.2%.

## HS6 products

- Garments and clothing accessories: babies\', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620910)
- Garments and clothing accessories: babies\', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620920)
- Garments and clothing accessories: babies\', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620930)
- Garments and clothing accessories: babies\', of textile materials other than cotton or synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) (HS6 620990)

## 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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