How much silk does Italy export?

It is the 3rd largest exporter by value: $30.5 million in 2024, 8.3% of world exports of silk (HS 5002) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Romania, which takes 89% of its silk exports by value.

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Italy's silk exports

Italy exports of Raw silk, not thrown, 2024
World rank	Export value	Share of world exports	Quantity (tonnes)	Average value per tonne	Year
3	$30.5 million	8.3%	427 t	$71,551	2024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 5002 (Raw silk, not thrown).

Where Italy's silk goes

Largest destinations of Italy's silk exports, 2024
Destination	Value	Share of Italy's exports
Romania	$27M	89%
Tunisia	$1M	4.2%
France	$790,856	2.6%
Egypt	$509,181	1.7%
Germany	$197,603	0.6%

Largest five destinations of 256 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Italy as a buyer of silk

Italy imported $36.3 million of silk (HS 5002) in 2024, 9.8% of world imports, ranked #3. Largest sources: China (69%), Romania (16%), Slovenia (11%), Brazil (2.5%), Germany (0.4%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

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