EU External Trade - Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, Broken or scutched

Extra-EU sourcing of Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, Broken or scutched is highly concentrated. 🇪🇬 Egypt captures 32.9% of imports (€946K), followed by 🇺🇦 Ukraine (27.4%). With an HHI of 2541, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, Broken or scutched are concentrated on a few markets. 🇨🇳 China accounts for 78.4% (€2.7B), ahead of 🇮🇳 India (14.8%). The top three destinations are 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇳 India, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Flax, broken, scutched, hackled or otherwise processed, but not spun, Broken or scutched are 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania. 🇧🇪 Belgium accounts for 36.1% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (8.8%) and exports rising (8.0%) compared to the previous year.