HS Icon Knit T-shirts

T-shirts, singlets and other vests; knitted or crocheted

6109 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Knit T-shirts. In 2021, Knit T-shirts were the world's 91st most traded product, with a total trade of $48.2B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Knit T-shirts grew by 23.4%, from $39.1B to $48.2B. Trade in Knit T-shirts represent 0.23% of total world trade.

Knit T-shirts are a part of Knitted clothing accesories. They include T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, knit and T-shirts, singlets etc, of material nes, knit.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Knit T-shirts  were China ($8.43B), Bangladesh ($7.06B), Germany ($2.78B), Turkey ($2.73B), and Vietnam ($2.58B).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Knit T-shirts were United States ($9.61B), Germany ($4.88B), France ($2.36B), Japan ($2.35B), and United Kingdom ($2.19B).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Knit T-shirts was 24.1%, making it the 48th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Knit T-shirts ranks 923rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description T-shirts, singlets and other vests are made from cotton or polyester. They can be knitted or crocheted.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): China, $8.43B

Top Destination (2021): United States, $9.61B

Knit T-shirts are the world's 91st most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Knit T-shirts were China ($8.43B), Bangladesh ($7.06B), Germany ($2.78B), Turkey ($2.73B), and Vietnam ($2.58B).

In 2021, the top importers of Knit T-shirts were United States ($9.61B), Germany ($4.88B), France ($2.36B), Japan ($2.35B), and United Kingdom ($2.19B).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): China, $2.45B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $3.55B

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Knit T-shirts grew the fastest in China ($2.45B), Bangladesh ($1.31B), Germany ($490M), India ($417M), and Vietnam ($409M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Knit T-shirts were United States ($3.55B), Germany ($380M), Italy ($339M), France ($330M), and Spain ($321M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Knit T-shirts.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.76. This means that most of the exports of Knit T-shirts are explained by 27 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): China, $7.71B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $8.86B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Knit T-shirts. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Knit T-shirts during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Knit T-shirts were China ($7.71B), Bangladesh ($7.05B), Turkey ($2.55B), Vietnam ($2.48B), and India ($2.19B).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Knit T-shirts were United States ($8.86B), Japan ($2.26B), Germany ($2.1B), United Kingdom ($1.75B), and France ($1.33B).

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Knit T-shirts, disaggragated by their HS6 level were T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of... ($33.8B) and T-shirts, singlets etc, of material nes,... ($14.4B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Knit T-shirts.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

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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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Knit T-shirts to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.