Flax FibersFlax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
5301 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2021 World Trade: $985M, Rnk 934 / 1217
2021 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $491M | $411M, France | China
2021 Product Complexity: 0.44, Rnk 389 / 1024
2020 - 2021 Export Growth (CAGR): 35.8%, Rnk 236 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 4.44%, Rnk 931 / 1259
2021 Share of World Trade: 0.0047%, Rnk 934 / 1217
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Flax Fibers. In 2021, Flax Fibers were the world's 934th most traded product, with a total trade of $985M. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Flax Fibers grew by 35.8%, from $725M to $985M. Trade in Flax Fibers represent 0.0047% of total world trade.
Flax Fibers are a part of Vegetable textile fibers, paper yarn & fabrics. They include Flax fibre, broken or scutched, Flax fibre, otherwise processed but not spun, Flax tow, waste including yarn waste, garnetted stock, and Flax fibre, raw or retted.
Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Flax Fibers were France ($491M), Belgium ($271M), Belarus ($47.7M), Italy ($45.3M), and Egypt ($30.1M).
Imports In 2021 the top importers of Flax Fibers were China ($411M), Belgium ($141M), India ($94.5M), France ($52.6M), and Lithuania ($34.1M).
Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Flax Fibers was 4.44%, making it the 931st lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
Ranking Flax Fibers ranks 389th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description Flax tow is made from the long fibers that are removed from the inner bark of the flax plant. Flax tow is often used to make paper, and can also be used in the production of linen fabric. Flax yarn waste is created when yarn is spun from the flax plant. This waste is often used in the production of paper.
The following visualization shows the latest trends on Flax Fibers. Countries are shown based on data availability.
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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.
Trade By Country
Flax Fibers are the world's 934th most traded product.
In 2021, the top exporters of Flax Fibers were France ($491M), Belgium ($271M), Belarus ($47.7M), Italy ($45.3M), and Egypt ($30.1M).
In 2021, the top importers of Flax Fibers were China ($411M), Belgium ($141M), India ($94.5M), France ($52.6M), and Lithuania ($34.1M).
Trade by country
Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Flax Fibers grew the fastest in France ($118M), Belgium ($62.4M), Italy ($25.1M), Belarus ($15.6M), and Russia ($7.95M).
Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Flax Fibers were China ($63.3M), India ($46.9M), Belgium ($28.4M), France ($20.3M), and Lithuania ($13.8M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Flax Fibers.
In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.31. This means that most of the exports of Flax Fibers are explained by 4 countries.
This map shows which countries export or import more of Flax Fibers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Flax Fibers during 2021.
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Flax Fibers were France ($438M), Belgium ($130M), Belarus ($44.1M), Egypt ($28M), and Italy ($25.1M).
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Flax Fibers were China ($407M), India ($86.9M), United States ($22.1M), Tunisia ($18.5M), and Poland ($18M).
In 2021, the world most traded Flax Fibers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Flax fibre, broken or scutched ($568M), Flax fibre, otherwise processed but not... ($243M), Flax tow, waste including yarn waste,... ($144M), and Flax fibre, raw or retted ($29.5M)
This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Flax Fibers. It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Flax Fibers in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.
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.
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