EU External Trade - OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

Extra-EU sourcing of OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) is highly concentrated. 🇧🇾 Belarus captures 39.0% of imports (€33.8M), followed by 🇪🇬 Egypt (30.3%). With an HHI of 2778, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 70.9% (€3.7B), ahead of 🇮🇳 India (14.7%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇳 India, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China.

Within the EU, the leading importers of OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) are 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇱🇻 Latvia. 🇱🇹 Lithuania accounts for 38.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-3.9%) and exports declining (-8.2%) compared to the previous year.