EU External Trade - OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS, Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn-out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials

Extra-EU sourcing of OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS, Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn-out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials is well diversified across 10 suppliers. The top five (🇮🇳 India, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇺🇸 United States) account for 48.4% of the total. 🇮🇳 India leads with 23.6% (€73.7M). An HHI of 758 confirms a Competitive market.

The EU exports OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS, Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn-out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials to 9 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇮🇳 India remains the largest client (14.6%, €25.5M), followed by 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇧🇾 Belarus.

Within the EU, the leading importers of OTHER MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES; SETS; WORN CLOTHING AND WORN TEXTILE ARTICLES; RAGS, Used or new rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn-out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables, of textile materials are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇮🇹 Italy accounts for 25.7% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-13.9%) and exports declining (-4.9%) compared to the previous year.