Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres n.e.c., raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

5305 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers. In 2022, Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were the world's 991st most traded product, with a total trade of $763M. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers decreased by -16%, from $908M to $763M. Trade in Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers represent 0.0032% of total world trade.

Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers are a part of Vegetable textile fibers, paper yarn & fabrics. They include Vegetable fibre nes, processed not spun, tow & waste, Coconut (coir) fibre, raw, Abaca fibre, raw, Coconut (coir) fibre,processed not spun, tow & waste, Abaca fibre, processed but not spun, tow, noils, wast, and Vegetable textile fibres nes, raw.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers  were India ($293M), Sri Lanka ($196M), Kenya ($54.5M), Brazil ($45.8M), and Philippines ($34.3M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were China ($196M), United States ($71M), United Kingdom ($55.5M), Netherlands ($43.6M), and Spain ($30.9M).

Ranking Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ranks 985th 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)India$293M
Top Destination (2022)China$196M

In 2022 Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were the world's 991st most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were India ($293M), Sri Lanka ($196M), Kenya ($54.5M), Brazil ($45.8M), and Philippines ($34.3M).

In 2022, the top importers of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were China ($196M), United States ($71M), United Kingdom ($55.5M), Netherlands ($43.6M), and Spain ($30.9M).

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Exporters of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Kenya$4.79M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Nigeria$5.12M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers grew the fastest in Kenya ($4.79M), China ($3.65M), Burma ($817k), Dominican Republic ($369k), and Bangladesh ($347k).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were Nigeria ($5.12M), Colombia ($4.13M), Azerbaijan ($3.21M), Morocco ($2.04M), and Peru ($1.96M).

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Exporters of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.93. This means that most of the exports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers are explained by 7 countries.

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Value of Exports in Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)India$289M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$186M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were India ($289M), Sri Lanka ($196M), Kenya ($53.4M), Brazil ($45.5M), and Ecuador ($28.5M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers were China ($186M), United States ($69.7M), United Kingdom ($54.9M), Japan ($30.1M), and Netherlands ($29.4M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $21.3M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALKenya+ $453k

Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $21.3M.  Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers’s highest import potential is Kenya with an import gap of $453k.

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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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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