2022
Exports
$2.81BWorld Rnk 6 / 225
Flag Rnk 56 / 96
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Used clothes & textile articles
-0.37Rnk 664 / 1025
2022
Imports
$20BWorld Rnk 1 / 226
Flag Rnk 25 / 96
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of United States
1.47Rnk 10 / 133

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Exports In 2022, United States exported $2.81B in Used clothes & textile articles, making it the 6th largest exporter of Used clothes & textile articles in the world. At the same year, Used clothes & textile articles was the 56th most exported product in United States. The main destination of Used clothes & textile articles exports from United States are: Canada ($634M), Mexico ($517M), Guatemala ($199M), Chile ($105M), and Honduras ($98.8M).

The fastest growing export markets for Used clothes & textile articles of United States between 2021 and 2022 were Canada ($50.2M), Guatemala ($43.5M), and Chile ($33.1M).

Imports In 2022, United States imported $20B in Used clothes & textile articles, becoming the 1st largest importer of Used clothes & textile articles in the world. At the same year, Used clothes & textile articles was the 25th most imported product in United States. United States imports Used clothes & textile articles primarily from: China ($11.2B), India ($2.63B), Pakistan ($1.67B), Mexico ($1.41B), and Vietnam ($480M).

The fastest growing import markets in Used clothes & textile articles for United States between 2021 and 2022 were Czechia ($46.2M), Pakistan ($43M), and Mexico ($38.3M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as IKEA Group (38.9k), Amazon (1.34k), and Sobel Westex (929) were at the forefront of shipping Used clothes & textile articles to the United States.

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$-4.45M(-2.01%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$44.4M(3.38%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Texas$47.4M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)Mexico$49.9M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$2.81B
IMPORTS (2022)$20B
NET TRADE (2022)-$17.2B

In 2022, United States exported $2.81B in Used clothes & textile articles. The main destinations of United States exports on Used clothes & textile articles were Canada ($634M), Mexico ($517M), Guatemala ($199M), Chile ($105M), and Honduras ($98.8M).

In 2022, United States imported $20B in Used clothes & textile articles, mainly from China ($11.2B), India ($2.63B), Pakistan ($1.67B), Mexico ($1.41B), and Vietnam ($480M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Used clothes & textile articles EXPORT MARKETS FOR United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
Canada$50.2M (8.6%)
Guatemala$43.5M (27.9%)
Chile$33.1M (46%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Used clothes & textile articles BY United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
India-$41.3M (-40.1%)
China-$30.6M (-47.7%)
Bangladesh-$17.5M (-67.9%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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Type
In 2022, United States's main exporting competitors in Used clothes & textile articles were:
China $38.2B
India $6.37B
In 2022, United States's main importing competitors in Used clothes & textile articles were:
Germany $6.16B
Japan $4.7B

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Trade Value of Used clothes & textile articles by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $25M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALPakistan+ $315M

Used clothes & textile articles’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $25M.   Used clothes & textile articles’s highest import potential is Pakistan with an import gap of $315M.

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