# India to Saudi Arabia trade anomaly | HS 560500

A reported **spike** movement was recorded in 2024 for Yarn: metallised, whether or not gimped, of textile yarn, or strip or the like of heading no. 5404 or 5405, combined with metal in the form of thread, strip or powder or covered with metal. This is a research prompt, not a causal conclusion or commercial forecast.

- Anomaly z-score: 3.5
- Severity: 88.5%
- Reported market imports: $2.4M
- Momentum: 2,212.6%
- Exporter market share: 0.93%
- Reported suppliers: 16

## How to investigate

Compare the route history, supplier concentration, access conditions, tariffs, product requirements, logistics, pricing, and current market information before acting.


## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-03). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.