EU External Trade - OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Woven fabrics of flax

Extra-EU sourcing of OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Woven fabrics of flax is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 58.2% of imports (€509.1M), followed by 🇹🇷 Türkiye (12.4%). With an HHI of 3689, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Woven fabrics of flax to 8 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇲🇦 Morocco remains the largest client (28.1%, €369.7M), followed by 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom.

Within the EU, the leading importers of OTHER VEGETABLE TEXTILE FIBRES; PAPER YARN AND WOVEN FABRICS OF PAPER YARN, Woven fabrics of flax are 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇪🇸 Spain accounts for 30.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (3.9%) and exports stable (1.4%) compared to the previous year.