EU External Trade - PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR, Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included

Extra-EU sourcing of PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR, Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included is highly concentrated. 🇨🇳 China captures 61.8% of imports (€880.9M), followed by 🇮🇩 Indonesia (13.8%). With an HHI of 4049, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

The EU exports PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR, Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included to 8 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇨🇳 China remains the largest client (19.2%, €44.2M), followed by 🇨🇳 China, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR, Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included are 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇩🇪 Germany accounts for 27.2% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were declining (-7.9%) and exports declining (-4.5%) compared to the previous year.