Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

63 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Used clothes & textile articles. In 2022, Used clothes & textile articles were the world's 44th most traded product, with a total trade of $85.7B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Used clothes & textile articles decreased by -4.28%, from $89.5B to $85.7B. Trade in Used clothes & textile articles represent 0.36% of total world trade.

Used clothes & textile articles are a part of Textiles. They include House Linens, Other Cloth Articles, Packing Bags, Window Dressings, Blankets, Awnings, Tents, and Sails, Bedspreads, Used Clothing, Textile Scraps, and Packaged Sewing Sets, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Used clothes & textile articles  were China ($38.2B), India ($6.37B), Pakistan ($6.18B), Germany ($3.37B), and Turkey ($2.85B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Used clothes & textile articles were United States ($20B), Germany ($6.16B), Japan ($4.7B), France ($3.62B), and United Kingdom ($3.14B).

Ranking Used clothes & textile articles ranks 48th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)China$38.2B
Top Destination (2022)United States$20B

In 2022 Used clothes & textile articles were the world's 44th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Used clothes & textile articles were China ($38.2B), India ($6.37B), Pakistan ($6.18B), Germany ($3.37B), and Turkey ($2.85B).

In 2022, the top importers of Used clothes & textile articles were United States ($20B), Germany ($6.16B), Japan ($4.7B), France ($3.62B), and United Kingdom ($3.14B).

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Exporters of Used clothes & textile articles (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Pakistan$333M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Australia$192M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Used clothes & textile articles grew the fastest in Pakistan ($333M), Bangladesh ($161M), Vietnam ($144M), India ($82.1M), and United States ($59.2M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Used clothes & textile articles were Australia ($192M), Philippines ($186M), Singapore ($160M), Kyrgyzstan ($143M), and Kazakhstan ($96.1M).

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Exporters of Used clothes & textile articles (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Used clothes & textile articles.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.75. This means that most of the exports of Used clothes & textile articles are explained by 13 countries.

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Value of Exports in Used clothes & textile articles

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$37.7B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$17.2B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Used clothes & textile articles. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Used clothes & textile articles during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Used clothes & textile articles were China ($37.7B), Pakistan ($5.83B), India ($5.57B), Turkey ($2.62B), and Vietnam ($1.89B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Used clothes & textile articles were United States ($17.2B), Japan ($4.42B), Germany ($2.79B), France ($2.49B), and United Kingdom ($2.29B).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Used clothes & textile articles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were House Linens ($24.5B), Other Cloth Articles ($24B), Awnings, Tents, and Sails ($7.5B), Packing Bags ($6.64B), and Blankets ($5.85B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Used clothes & textile articles (2022)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Used clothes & textile articles.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Used clothes & textile articles by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $204M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $41.4M

Used clothes & textile articles’s highest export potential is Russia. With an export gap of $204M.  Used clothes & textile articles’s highest import potential is Vietnam with an import gap of $41.4M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

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