Used Clothing6309 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2019 World Trade: $4.46B, Rnk 530 / 1217
2019 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $720M | $203M, United States | Ukraine
2019 Product Complexity: -0.46, Rnk 654 / 961
2018 - 2019 Export Growth (CAGR): -1.35%, Rnk 497 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 19.2%, Rnk 123 / 1259
2019 Share of World Trade: 0.025%, Rnk 530 / 1217
Overview: This page contains the latest trade data of Used Clothing. In 2019, Used Clothing were the world's 530th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.46B. Between 2018 and 2019 the exports of Used Clothing decreased by -1.35%, from $4.52B to $4.46B. Trade in Used Clothing represent 0.025% of total world trade.
Exports: In 2019 the top exporters of Used Clothing were United States ($720M), United Kingdom ($496M), Germany ($379M), China ($372M), and South Korea ($312M).
Imports: In 2019 the top importers of Used Clothing were Ukraine ($203M), Pakistan ($189M), Ghana ($168M), Kenya ($165M), and United Arab Emirates ($151M).
Tariffs: In 2018 the average tariff for Used Clothing was 19.2%, making it the 123rd lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Used Clothing are Iran (100%), New Zealand (97.3%), Vietnam (96.2%), Syria (46%), and South Africa (45.5%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Ethiopia (0%), Mauritius (0%), Rwanda (0%), Hong Kong (0%), and Sri Lanka (0%).
Ranking: Used Clothing ranks 654th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2019): United States, $720M
Top Destination (2019): Ukraine, $203M
Used Clothing are the world's 530th most traded product.
In 2019, the top exporters of Used Clothing were United States ($720M), United Kingdom ($496M), Germany ($379M), China ($372M), and South Korea ($312M).
In 2019, the top importers of Used Clothing were Ukraine ($203M), Pakistan ($189M), Ghana ($168M), Kenya ($165M), and United Arab Emirates ($151M).
Trade by country
Between 2018 and 2019, the exports of Used Clothing grew the fastest in China ($44M), Turkey ($35.9M), United States ($14.2M), Poland ($7.65M), and South Korea ($6.26M).
Between 2018 and 2019, the fastest growing importers of Used Clothing were China ($34.2M), United Arab Emirates ($22.2M), Syria ($14M), Germany ($11.5M), and Guatemala ($11.3M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Used Clothing.
In 2019, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.59. This means that most of the exports of Used Clothing are explained by 24 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2019): United States, $706M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2019): Ukraine, $202M
This map shows which countries export or import more of Used Clothing. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Used Clothing during 2019.
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Used Clothing were United States ($706M), United Kingdom ($449M), China ($335M), Germany ($326M), and South Korea ($288M).
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Used Clothing were Ukraine ($202M), Kenya ($164M), Ghana ($152M), Russia ($134M), and Nigeria ($133M).
In 2019, the world most traded Used Clothing, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Worn clothing and other worn articles ($4.46B)
In 2018, the average tariff for importing Used Clothing was 19.2%. The countries with the highest tariffs for importing Used Clothing were Iran (100%), New Zealand (97.3%), Vietnam (96.2%), Syria (46%), and South Africa (45.5%).
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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