European Union (27 Countries) Silk Goods Trade Statistics 2024.1-12
Source: China Textile Import & Export Association
Author: Silk Division
Date: February 25, 2025
In the previous article, we learned about Vietnam’s silk commodity trade from January to November 2024. Interested partners can click this link to view it. https://blog.docsunhomeandliving.com/vietnam-silk-goods-trade-statistics/Today we focus on the EU (27 countries) silk commodity import and export trade from January to December 2024.
According to data from the European Union Statistics Office, from January to December 2024, the EU (27 countries) had a total silk goods trade of $11.057 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 2.19%. Among this, the exports amounted to $4.942 billion, a decrease of 9.29%, while the imports totaled $6.114 billion, an increase of 4.40% (see attached tables).

European Union (27 Countries) Silk Goods Trade Exports:
Table 1: EU (27 Countries) Export of All Silk Goods to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 494,219.74 | 100.00 | -9.29 |
United States | 68,381.83 | 13.84 | -1.05 |
United Kingdom | 46,984.24 | 9.51 | -13.10 |
Switzerland | 45,553.72 | 9.22 | -15.11 |
China | 38,006.03 | 7.69 | -4.11 |
Hong Kong | 28,448.79 | 5.76 | -6.77 |
Japan | 27,222.31 | 5.51 | -40.22 |
South Korea | 22,464.10 | 4.55 | -2.20 |
Russia | 17,561.31 | 3.55 | -12.46 |
UAE | 16,717.59 | 3.38 | 15.44 |
Turkey | 16,171.53 | 3.27 | 3.15 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 2: EU (27 Countries) Export of Raw Silk and Yarn to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 2,067.14 | 100.00 | -2.87 |
United Kingdom | 426.42 | 20.63 | -30.38 |
Tunisia | 393.75 | 19.05 | 24.28 |
Turkey | 346.76 | 16.77 | 34.41 |
China | 181.47 | 8.78 | -10.34 |
United States | 165.92 | 8.03 | -20.97 |
South Africa | 81.44 | 3.94 | 119.88 |
(Data Source: GTF)

Table 3: EU (27 Countries) Export of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: Tons, USD/Kg
Country/Region | Export Quantity | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Export Unit Price | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 289.41 | -10.90 | 71.43 | 9.02 |
Tunisia | 74.00 | 1.41 | 53.21 | 22.55 |
United Kingdom | 44.75 | -28.83 | 95.30 | -2.19 |
Turkey | 43.19 | 36.61 | 80.29 | -1.61 |
China | 22.03 | -21.94 | 82.39 | 14.87 |
United States | 20.05 | -8.63 | 82.76 | -13.51 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 4: EU (27 Countries) Export of Silk Fabrics to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 72,880.54 | 100.00 | -4.44 |
Tunisia | 10,939.29 | 15.01 | -14.90 |
Morocco | 9,031.93 | 12.39 | 14.31 |
Sri Lanka | 6,880.06 | 9.44 | 11.68 |
China | 4,489.45 | 6.16 | 5.81 |
Serbia | 3,981.73 | 5.46 | -16.81 |
Vietnam | 2,975.99 | 4.08 | 31.66 |
Turkey | 2,873.90 | 3.94 | -13.04 |
United States | 2,840.90 | 3.90 | -9.10 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 5: EU (27 Countries) Export of Silk Finished Products to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 419,272.06 | 100.00 | -10.11 |
United States | 65,375.01 | 15.59 | -0.61 |
United Kingdom | 44,601.87 | 10.64 | -13.13 |
Switzerland | 43,980.03 | 10.49 | -14.96 |
China | 33,335.11 | 7.95 | -5.27 |
Hong Kong | 26,670.27 | 6.36 | -6.50 |
Japan | 26,608.77 | 6.35 | -40.59 |
South Korea | 21,640.64 | 5.16 | -1.39 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Imports:
Table 6: EU (27 Countries) Impot of All Silk Goods from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 611,438.35 | 100.00 | 4.40 |
China | 208,984.17 | 34.18 | 9.47 |
Turkey | 86,532.32 | 14.15 | -4.18 |
Bangladesh | 65,117.82 | 10.65 | 11.32 |
Vietnam | 30,508.23 | 4.99 | 32.32 |
India | 26,925.13 | 4.40 | 1.50 |
Morocco | 18,831.86 | 3.08 | 5.15 |
Cambodia | 17,961.94 | 2.94 | 20.94 |
Tunisia | 17,679.94 | 2.89 | -18.70 |
United Kingdom | 15,365.68 | 2.51 | -4.07 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 7: EU (27 Countries) Import of Raw Silk and Yarn from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 21,457.82 | 100.00 | -1.66 |
China | 18,122.34 | 84.46 | 0.67 |
Brazil | 1,415.24 | 6.60 | -15.23 |
Vietnam | 552.38 | 2.57 | -35.19 |
India | 411.81 | 1.92 | 18.30 |
Tunisia | 342.05 | 1.59 | -17.57 |
Switzerland | 238.65 | 1.11 | -1.70 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 8: EU (27 Countries) Import of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: Tons, USD/Kg
Country/Region | Import Quantity | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Import Unit Price | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 3,457.21 | -3.63 | 62.07 | 2.04 |
China | 3,059.86 | -2.66 | 59.23 | 3.41 |
Brazil | 142.73 | -17.32 | 99.15 | 2.53 |
India | 79.59 | 20.95 | 51.74 | -2.19 |
Vietnam | 65.90 | -35.76 | 83.82 | 0.89 |
Tunisia | 49.47 | 5.37 | 69.14 | -21.77 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 9: EU (27 Countries) Import of Silk Fabrics from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 60,937.57 | 100.00 | -1.78 |
China | 25,614.68 | 42.03 | 9.86 |
Turkey | 16,936.74 | 27.79 | -11.83 |
South Korea | 4,428.06 | 7.27 | -16.88 |
Serbia | 2,503.25 | 4.11 | -8.34 |
Switzerland | 2,261.38 | 3.71 | 9.76 |
United Kingdom | 2,129.01 | 3.49 | 5.14 |
India | 1,422.31 | 2.33 | 4.04 |
(Data Source: GTF)

Table 10: EU (27 Countries) Import of Silk Finished Products from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 529,042.96 | 100.00 | 5.43 |
China | 165,247.16 | 31.24 | 10.46 |
Turkey | 69,584.47 | 13.15 | -2.11 |
Bangladesh | 65,107.48 | 12.31 | 11.36 |
Vietnam | 29,123.83 | 5.51 | 35.33 |
India | 25,091.01 | 4.74 | 1.13 |
Morocco | 18,501.65 | 3.50 | 6.36 |
(Data Source: GTF)
(Note: This article is published by esilk.net to provide more industry information and is for reference only.)
Source: China Textile Import & Export Association
Author: Silk Division
Date: February 25, 2025
According to data from the European Union Statistics Office, from January to December 2024, the EU (27 countries) had a total silk goods trade of $11.057 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 2.19%. Among this, the exports amounted to $4.942 billion, a decrease of 9.29%, while the imports totaled $6.114 billion, an increase of 4.40% (see attached tables).
Exports:
Table 1: EU (27 Countries) Export of All Silk Goods to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 494,219.74 | 100.00 | -9.29 |
United States | 68,381.83 | 13.84 | -1.05 |
United Kingdom | 46,984.24 | 9.51 | -13.10 |
Switzerland | 45,553.72 | 9.22 | -15.11 |
China | 38,006.03 | 7.69 | -4.11 |
Hong Kong | 28,448.79 | 5.76 | -6.77 |
Japan | 27,222.31 | 5.51 | -40.22 |
South Korea | 22,464.10 | 4.55 | -2.20 |
Russia | 17,561.31 | 3.55 | -12.46 |
UAE | 16,717.59 | 3.38 | 15.44 |
Turkey | 16,171.53 | 3.27 | 3.15 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 2: EU (27 Countries) Export of Raw Silk and Yarn to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 2,067.14 | 100.00 | -2.87 |
United Kingdom | 426.42 | 20.63 | -30.38 |
Tunisia | 393.75 | 19.05 | 24.28 |
Turkey | 346.76 | 16.77 | 34.41 |
China | 181.47 | 8.78 | -10.34 |
United States | 165.92 | 8.03 | -20.97 |
South Africa | 81.44 | 3.94 | 119.88 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 3: EU (27 Countries) Export of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: Tons, USD/Kg
Country/Region | Export Quantity | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Export Unit Price | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 289.41 | -10.90 | 71.43 | 9.02 |
Tunisia | 74.00 | 1.41 | 53.21 | 22.55 |
United Kingdom | 44.75 | -28.83 | 95.30 | -2.19 |
Turkey | 43.19 | 36.61 | 80.29 | -1.61 |
China | 22.03 | -21.94 | 82.39 | 14.87 |
United States | 20.05 | -8.63 | 82.76 | -13.51 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 4: EU (27 Countries) Export of Silk Fabrics to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 72,880.54 | 100.00 | -4.44 |
Tunisia | 10,939.29 | 15.01 | -14.90 |
Morocco | 9,031.93 | 12.39 | 14.31 |
Sri Lanka | 6,880.06 | 9.44 | 11.68 |
China | 4,489.45 | 6.16 | 5.81 |
Serbia | 3,981.73 | 5.46 | -16.81 |
Vietnam | 2,975.99 | 4.08 | 31.66 |
Turkey | 2,873.90 | 3.94 | -13.04 |
United States | 2,840.90 | 3.90 | -9.10 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 5: EU (27 Countries) Export of Silk Finished Products to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 419,272.06 | 100.00 | -10.11 |
United States | 65,375.01 | 15.59 | -0.61 |
United Kingdom | 44,601.87 | 10.64 | -13.13 |
Switzerland | 43,980.03 | 10.49 | -14.96 |
China | 33,335.11 | 7.95 | -5.27 |
Hong Kong | 26,670.27 | 6.36 | -6.50 |
Japan | 26,608.77 | 6.35 | -40.59 |
South Korea | 21,640.64 | 5.16 | -1.39 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Imports:
Table 6: EU (27 Countries) Impot of All Silk Goods from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 611,438.35 | 100.00 | 4.40 |
China | 208,984.17 | 34.18 | 9.47 |
Turkey | 86,532.32 | 14.15 | -4.18 |
Bangladesh | 65,117.82 | 10.65 | 11.32 |
Vietnam | 30,508.23 | 4.99 | 32.32 |
India | 26,925.13 | 4.40 | 1.50 |
Morocco | 18,831.86 | 3.08 | 5.15 |
Cambodia | 17,961.94 | 2.94 | 20.94 |
Tunisia | 17,679.94 | 2.89 | -18.70 |
United Kingdom | 15,365.68 | 2.51 | -4.07 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 7: EU (27 Countries) Import of Raw Silk and Yarn from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 21,457.82 | 100.00 | -1.66 |
China | 18,122.34 | 84.46 | 0.67 |
Brazil | 1,415.24 | 6.60 | -15.23 |
Vietnam | 552.38 | 2.57 | -35.19 |
India | 411.81 | 1.92 | 18.30 |
Tunisia | 342.05 | 1.59 | -17.57 |
Switzerland | 238.65 | 1.11 | -1.70 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 8: EU (27 Countries) Import of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: Tons, USD/Kg
Country/Region | Import Quantity | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Import Unit Price | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 3,457.21 | -3.63 | 62.07 | 2.04 |
China | 3,059.86 | -2.66 | 59.23 | 3.41 |
Brazil | 142.73 | -17.32 | 99.15 | 2.53 |
India | 79.59 | 20.95 | 51.74 | -2.19 |
Vietnam | 65.90 | -35.76 | 83.82 | 0.89 |
Tunisia | 49.47 | 5.37 | 69.14 | -21.77 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 9: EU (27 Countries) Import of Silk Fabrics from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 60,937.57 | 100.00 | -1.78 |
China | 25,614.68 | 42.03 | 9.86 |
Turkey | 16,936.74 | 27.79 | -11.83 |
South Korea | 4,428.06 | 7.27 | -16.88 |
Serbia | 2,503.25 | 4.11 | -8.34 |
Switzerland | 2,261.38 | 3.71 | 9.76 |
United Kingdom | 2,129.01 | 3.49 | 5.14 |
India | 1,422.31 | 2.33 | 4.04 |
(Data Source: GTF)

Table 10: EU (27 Countries) Import of Silk Finished Products from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
Total | 529,042.96 | 100.00 | 5.43 |
China | 165,247.16 | 31.24 | 10.46 |
Turkey | 69,584.47 | 13.15 | -2.11 |
Bangladesh | 65,107.48 | 12.31 | 11.36 |
Vietnam | 29,123.83 | 5.51 | 35.33 |
India | 25,091.01 | 4.74 | 1.13 |
Morocco | 18,501.65 | 3.50 | 6.36 |
(Data Source: GTF)
(Note: This article is published by esilk.net to provide more industry information and is for reference only.)
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