EU External Trade - SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY, Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading|5605, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included

The main extra-EU suppliers of SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY, Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading|5605, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included are 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom. 🇨🇭 Switzerland leads with 37.9% of total imports (€2.6M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2438, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY, Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading|5605, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included to 7 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (16.3%, €4.0M), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of SPECIAL WOVEN FABRICS; TUFTED TEXTILE FABRICS; LACE; TAPESTRIES; TRIMMINGS; EMBROIDERY, Woven fabrics of metal thread and woven fabrics of metallised yarn of heading|5605, of a kind used in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not elsewhere specified or included are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 37.3% of EU imports.

In 2025, trade flows diverged: imports were surging (19.3%) while exports were declining (-11.7%), signalling a structural market shift.