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Heading 5003 · Section XI

5003

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)

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India's exports of 5003 2025

US$ 33.4 mn

exported in , up 0.3% on , to 12 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 China US$ 30.2 mn90.4% share −2.1%
  2. 2 Italy US$ 2.4 mn7.1% share +29.2%
  3. 3 Vietnam US$ 417 thousand1.2% share +129.2%
  4. 4 Thailand US$ 188 thousand0.6% share +26.5%
  5. 5 United Kingdom US$ 155 thousand0.5% share +113.2%
Other 7 countriesUS$ 71 thousand · 0.2%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 23 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

Subheadings 1

India against its competitors

India's share of each market's imports of 5003, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
China 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India64%
  2. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan20%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam9.2%
  4. 🇰🇵 North Korea3.7%
  5. 🇧🇷 Brazil2.1%
  6. 🇨🇳 China0.3%
47.9 mn64%1st Uzbekistan 20% Vietnam 9.2%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany46%
  2. 🇨🇳 China44%
  3. 🇮🇳 India9.2%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand0.8%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.1%
  6. 🇫🇷 France<0.1%
34.3 mn9.2%3rd Germany 46% China 44%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam48%
  2. 🇨🇳 China43%
  3. 🇮🇳 India9.0%
2.1 mn9.0%3rd Vietnam 48% China 43%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China92%
  2. 🇮🇳 India7.2%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany0.2%
  4. 🇹🇯 Tajikistan<0.1%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
2.0 mn7.2%2nd China 92% Germany 0.2%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China99%
  2. 🇮🇳 India0.7%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland<0.1%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  5. 🇦🇺 Australia<0.1%
10.1 mn0.7%2nd China 99% Poland <0.1%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China80%
  2. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan12%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.0%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy3.5%
  5. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.3%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates<0.1%
1.3 mn4.0%3rd China 80% Azerbaijan 12%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China87%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand8.1%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.9%
  4. 🇮🇳 India0.9%
  5. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan0.7%
3.4 mn0.9%4th China 87% Thailand 8.1%
United States 2025
  1. 🇧🇷 Brazil31%
  2. 🇨🇳 China25%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom23%
  4. 🇮🇳 India6.2%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.6%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy3.5%
0.1 mn6.2%4th Brazil 31% China 25%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy68%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇮🇳 India5.1%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.8%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States0.5%
0.1 mn5.1%3rd Italy 68% China 22%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇨🇭 Switzerland80%
  2. 🇮🇳 India19%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.0%
0.02 mn19%2nd Switzerland 80% United Kingdom 1.0%

The markets that buy the most 5003 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China99%
  2. 🇮🇳 India0.7%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland<0.1%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  5. 🇦🇺 Australia<0.1%
10.1 mn0.7%2nd China 99% Poland <0.1%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China87%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand8.1%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam2.9%
  4. 🇮🇳 India0.9%
  5. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan0.7%
3.4 mn0.9%4th China 87% Thailand 8.1%
Bulgaria 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China95%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy4.7%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam<0.1%
1.7 mn–not sold China 95% Italy 4.7%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China80%
  2. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan12%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.0%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy3.5%
  5. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.3%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates<0.1%
1.3 mn4.0%3rd China 80% Azerbaijan 12%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China80%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand19%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States1.1%
1.1 mn–not sold China 80% Thailand 19%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy84%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany5.6%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland4.7%
  4. 🇫🇷 France4.2%
  5. 🇨🇳 China<0.1%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam<0.1%
1.0 mn–not sold Italy 84% Germany 5.6%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China85%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru6.3%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany4.1%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy2.5%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain2.1%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
0.8 mn<0.1%10th China 85% Peru 6.3%
New Zealand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China100%
0.4 mn–not sold China 100%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic56%
  2. 🇨🇳 China44%
0.3 mn–not sold Czech Republic 56% China 44%
Hungary 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy86%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  3. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic2.9%
0.2 mn–not sold Italy 86% Germany 11%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.