United States Silk Trade Statistics from January to December 2024
Source: China Textile Import & Export Association
Author: Silk Division
Date: February 13, 2025
In the previous article, we learned about the EU (27 countries) silk product import and export trade situation from January to December 2024. Interested partners can click this link to view it. https://blog.docsunhomeandliving.com/european-union-27-countries-silk/ Today we will focus on the United States silk product import and export trade situation from January to December 2024.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the total value of the U.S. silk goods trade from January to December 2024 was $5.482 billion, a decrease of 0.76% year-on-year. Among this, the exports amounted to $664 million, down 11.03%, and the imports reached $4.43 billion, showing no significant change from the previous year (see attached table).

1. United States Silk Trade Statistics Export :
Table 1: U.S. Exports of All Silk Goods to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 66,397.54 | 100.00 | -11.03 |
1 | Mexico | 22,139.11 | 33.34 | -1.71 |
2 | Canada | 13,009.29 | 19.59 | -1.23 |
3 | EU 27 Countries | 4,892.84 | 7.37 | -5.96 |
4 | Honduras | 3,743.09 | 5.64 | 4.90 |
5 | Nicaragua | 3,597.42 | 5.42 | -4.68 |
6 | Dominican Republic | 2,071.19 | 3.12 | -29.41 |
7 | El Salvador | 1,974.01 | 2.97 | 28.35 |
8 | Hong Kong | 1,687.84 | 2.54 | 13.88 |
9 | United Kingdom | 1,506.62 | 2.27 | -29.52 |
10 | Guatemala | 1,121.46 | 1.69 | -48.31 |
11 | Japan | 1,016.15 | 1.53 | -46.89 |
12 | UAE | 720.47 | 1.09 | -9.79 |
13 | Australia | 575.21 | 0.87 | -12.63 |
14 | Bahamas | 524.95 | 0.79 | 0.52 |
15 | China | 523.59 | 0.79 | -75.71 |
16 | Colombia | 521.47 | 0.79 | -18.49 |
17 | South Korea | 445.89 | 0.67 | -25.52 |
18 | Panama | 408.95 | 0.62 | -11.01 |
19 | Costa Rica | 278.08 | 0.42 | -18.67 |
20 | Ecuador | 260.26 | 0.39 | -82.60 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 2: U.S. Export of Silk Fabrics to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 16,067.45 | 100.00 | -11.79 |
1 | Mexico | 4,756.12 | 29.60 | -17.35 |
2 | Honduras | 2,830.76 | 17.62 | -3.17 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 1,804.84 | 11.23 | -15.45 |
4 | El Salvador | 1,540.87 | 9.59 | 124.67 |
5 | Nicaragua | 1,399.97 | 8.71 | -15.40 |
6 | Canada | 988.76 | 6.15 | -1.85 |
7 | Guatemala | 722.23 | 4.50 | -55.61 |
8 | Colombia | 453.14 | 2.82 | -15.45 |
9 | EU 27 Countries | 264.59 | 1.65 | -29.13 |
10 | Malaysia | 179.72 | 1.12 | 228.69 |
11 | Japan | 167.90 | 1.04 | -28.72 |
12 | Thailand | 107.25 | 0.67 | 6.35 |
13 | United Kingdom | 89.31 | 0.56 | -70.75 |
14 | Turkey | 83.10 | 0.52 | 1389.62 |
15 | China | 68.01 | 0.42 | -29.11 |
16 | Indonesia | 53.73 | 0.33 | 14.50 |
17 | Brazil | 52.79 | 0.33 | 284.99 |
18 | Australia | 43.69 | 0.27 | 100.16 |
19 | South Korea | 34.37 | 0.21 | -33.29 |
20 | Jordan | 33.40 | 0.21 | 1.90 |
(Data Source: GTF)

Table 3: U.S. Export of Silk Finished Products to Major Markets (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Export Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 50,275.20 | 100.00 | -10.51 |
1 | Mexico | 17,374.68 | 34.56 | 3.65 |
2 | Canada | 12,013.46 | 23.90 | -1.16 |
3 | EU 27 Countries | 4,604.89 | 9.16 | -4.37 |
4 | Nicaragua | 2,196.25 | 4.37 | 3.64 |
5 | Hong Kong | 1,658.96 | 3.30 | 14.59 |
6 | United Kingdom | 1,417.02 | 2.82 | -22.65 |
7 | Honduras | 911.79 | 1.81 | 41.35 |
8 | Japan | 846.52 | 1.68 | -49.41 |
9 | UAE | 708.34 | 1.41 | -4.92 |
10 | Australia | 530.91 | 1.06 | -16.38 |
11 | Bahamas | 501.44 | 1.00 | -1.26 |
12 | China | 449.85 | 0.89 | -78.13 |
13 | El Salvador | 433.14 | 0.86 | -49.17 |
14 | South Korea | 410.77 | 0.82 | -24.57 |
15 | Panama | 406.21 | 0.81 | -9.82 |
16 | Guatemala | 398.98 | 0.79 | -13.13 |
17 | Dominican Republic | 266.36 | 0.53 | -66.46 |
18 | Costa Rica | 262.92 | 0.52 | -12.58 |
19 | Ecuador | 256.54 | 0.51 | -82.84 |
20 | Georgia | 220.04 | 0.44 | 499.64 |
(Data Source: GTF)

2. Import Statistics
Table 4: U.S. Import of All Silk Goods from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 481,825.26 | 100.00 | 0.84 |
1 | China | 152,539.13 | 31.66 | 2.66 |
2 | EU 27 Countries | 53,469.23 | 11.10 | -2.45 |
3 | India | 36,852.64 | 7.65 | 11.56 |
4 | Vietnam | 35,795.67 | 7.43 | 16.28 |
5 | Nicaragua | 20,814.86 | 4.32 | 4.48 |
6 | Honduras | 19,120.32 | 3.97 | -17.06 |
7 | Mexico | 17,637.72 | 3.66 | -5.44 |
8 | El Salvador | 13,285.04 | 2.76 | -12.85 |
9 | Jordan | 12,997.95 | 2.70 | 27.79 |
10 | Indonesia | 12,546.60 | 2.60 | 3.34 |
11 | Bangladesh | 11,713.85 | 2.43 | 30.55 |
12 | Guatemala | 10,720.54 | 2.22 | -21.31 |
13 | Cambodia | 9,359.09 | 1.94 | 23.80 |
14 | Haiti | 8,441.45 | 1.75 | -28.78 |
15 | Egypt | 5,662.21 | 1.18 | -5.32 |
16 | Peru | 5,244.64 | 1.09 | -16.39 |
17 | Pakistan | 5,096.84 | 1.06 | 34.47 |
18 | South Korea | 4,802.34 | 1.00 | -23.88 |
19 | Turkey | 4,332.32 | 0.90 | -3.66 |
20 | Canada | 3,915.47 | 0.81 | -5.76 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 5: U.S. Import of Raw Silk and Yarn from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 1,671.78 | 100.00 | 6.71 |
1 | China | 908.47 | 54.34 | 38.98 |
2 | EU 27 Countries | 156.22 | 9.34 | -45.90 |
3 | India | 150.39 | 9.00 | 64.79 |
4 | Mexico | 120.33 | 7.20 | -48.36 |
5 | Japan | 103.84 | 6.21 | 29.02 |
6 | Switzerland | 82.67 | 4.94 | -14.95 |
7 | Thailand | 54.68 | 3.27 | 178.33 |
8 | Peru | 31.17 | 1.86 | -37.39 |
9 | Brazil | 27.98 | 1.67 | 232.64 |
10 | United Kingdom | 15.29 | 0.91 | -24.67 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 6: U.S. Import of Raw Silk and Yarn by Quantity and Unit Price from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: Tons, Price: USD/Kilogram
Rank | Country/Region | Import Quantity (Tons) | Year-on-Year Change (%) | Market Share (%) | Unit Price (USD/Kg) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 369.91 | 38.58 | 100.00 | 45.19 | -23.00 |
1 | China | 270.06 | 90.58 | 73.01 | 33.64 | -27.07 |
2 | EU 27 Countries | 24.47 | -47.90 | 6.62 | 63.84 | 3.84 |
3 | Mexico | 24.12 | -10.14 | 6.52 | 49.88 | -42.53 |
4 | Japan | 14.57 | -14.92 | 3.94 | 71.27 | 51.65 |
5 | India | 13.70 | 26.22 | 3.70 | 109.78 | 30.55 |
6 | Switzerland | 5.93 | -25.69 | 1.60 | 139.36 | 14.46 |
7 | Peru | 4.33 | -33.73 | 1.17 | 71.91 | -5.53 |
8 | Thailand | 4.19 | 250.75 | 1.13 | 130.56 | -20.65 |
9 | Brazil | 3.04 | 204.20 | 0.82 | 91.97 | 9.35 |
10 | Nicaragua | 2.61 | 44.71 | 0.71 | 46.05 | 4.99 |
(Data Source: GTF)
Table 7: U.S. Import of Silk Fabrics from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 19,667.17 | 100.00 | -6.89 |
1 | South Korea | 3,995.66 | 20.32 | -23.37 |
2 | China | 3,989.29 | 20.28 | 0.21 |
3 | EU 27 Countries | 2,840.93 | 14.45 | -13.94 |
4 | Taiwan | 2,619.32 | 13.32 | -5.82 |
5 | Canada | 2,133.54 | 10.85 | 4.32 |
6 | India | 1,501.67 | 7.64 | -3.09 |
7 | Turkey | 521.93 | 2.65 | 74.62 |
8 | United Kingdom | 351.38 | 1.79 | -13.51 |
9 | Mexico | 322.78 | 1.64 | -4.33 |
10 | Japan | 269.25 | 1.37 | 187.01 |
11 | Brazil | 223.84 | 1.14 | 43.01 |
12 | Vietnam | 194.99 | 0.99 | 32.70 |
13 | El Salvador | 157.74 | 0.80 | -11.45 |
14 | Switzerland | 146.51 | 0.74 | 84.48 |
15 | Thailand | 101.14 | 0.51 | -12.08 |
16 | Pakistan | 84.01 | 0.43 | -10.18 |
17 | Colombia | 43.90 | 0.22 | -14.71 |
18 | Indonesia | 35.80 | 0.18 | 30.66 |
19 | Hong Kong | 30.87 | 0.16 | 140.75 |
20 | Guatemala | 16.09 | 0.08 | -87.02 |
(Data Source: GTF)

Table 8: U.S. Import of Silk Finished Products from Major Sources (January – December 2024)
Unit: 10,000 USD
Rank | Country/Region | Import Value | Market Share (%) | Year-on-Year Change (%) |
— | Global | 460,486.31 | 100.00 | 1.18 |
1 | China | 147,641.37 | 32.06 | 2.56 |
2 | EU 27 Countries | 50,472.08 | 10.96 | -1.46 |
3 | Vietnam | 35,600.32 | 7.73 | 16.20 |
4 | India | 35,200.58 | 7.64 | 12.13 |
5 | Nicaragua | 20,802.83 | 4.52 | 4.46 |
6 | Honduras | 19,113.70 | 4.15 | -17.03 |
7 | Mexico | 17,194.61 | 3.73 | -4.91 |
8 | El Salvador | 13,127.30 | 2.85 | -12.86 |
9 | Jordan | 12,997.95 | 2.82 | 27.79 |
10 | Indonesia | 12,510.80 | 2.72 | 3.28 |
11 | Bangladesh | 11,713.39 | 2.54 | 30.61 |
12 | Guatemala | 10,704.08 | 2.32 | -20.71 |
13 | Cambodia | 9,344.83 | 2.03 | 23.89 |
14 | Haiti | 8,441.45 | 1.83 | -28.78 |
15 | Egypt | 5,647.60 | 1.23 | -5.08 |
16 | Peru | 5,213.47 | 1.13 | -16.17 |
17 | Pakistan | 5,012.84 | 1.09 | 35.59 |
18 | Turkey | 3,810.18 | 0.83 | -9.23 |
19 | Sri Lanka | 3,751.63 | 0.81 | -9.96 |
20 | Madagascar | 3,451.28 | 0.75 | 1.14 |
(Data Source: GTF)
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