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Heading 5006 · Section XI

5006

Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silk-worm gut

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India's exports of 5006 2025

US$ 990 thousand

exported in , up 20.7% on , to 35 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 639 thousand64.6% share +127.0%
  2. 2 Nepal US$ 227 thousand22.9% share −49.1%
  3. 3 Bulgaria US$ 17 thousand1.7% share +481.7%
  4. 4 Poland US$ 14 thousand1.4% share +139.1%
  5. 5 United Kingdom US$ 14 thousand1.4% share −25.4%
Other 30 countriesUS$ 78 thousand · 7.9%
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 55 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 5006, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India38%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan13%
  3. 🇵🇪 Peru9.6%
  4. 🇩🇰 Denmark9.4%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.8%
  6. 🇫🇷 France6.0%
3.0 mn38%1st Japan 13% Peru 9.6%
Bhutan 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India94%
  2. 🇨🇳 China6.4%
0.1 mn94%1st China 6.4%
Kuwait 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India71%
  2. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates12%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States5.9%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom5.6%
  5. 🇨🇳 China3.6%
  6. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.7%
0.07 mn71%1st United Arab Emirates 12% United States 5.9%
Bulgaria 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India98%
  2. 🇨🇦 Canada<0.1%
0.02 mn98%1st Canada <0.1%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇹🇷 Turkey36%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru18%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  5. 🇲🇹 Malta6.2%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.0% · 8th
0.6 mn3.0%8th Turkey 36% Peru 18%
Denmark 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy72%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany18%
  3. 🇮🇳 India6.3%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan2.9%
  5. 🇨🇳 China0.2%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria0.2%
0.2 mn6.3%3rd Italy 72% Germany 18%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France25%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy16%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan11%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany10%
  5. 🇮🇳 India9.0%
  6. 🇨🇳 China7.8%
0.1 mn9.0%5th France 25% Italy 16%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States33%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru13%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan7.8%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.4%
  6. 🇮🇳 India4.5%
0.3 mn4.5%6th United States 33% Peru 13%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan61%
  2. 🇮🇳 India37%
  3. 🇨🇳 China2.1%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany0.3%
  5. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
0.03 mn37%2nd Japan 61% China 2.1%
New Zealand 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India37%
  2. 🇩🇰 Denmark22%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States14%
  4. 🇫🇷 France11%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.0%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan4.8%
0.02 mn37%1st Denmark 22% United States 14%

The markets that buy the most 5006 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China100%
4.9 mn–not sold China 100%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China100%
  2. 🇵🇹 Portugal0.2%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
  4. 🇵🇪 Peru<0.1%
0.8 mn–not sold China 100% Portugal 0.2%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇹🇷 Turkey36%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru18%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan12%
  5. 🇲🇹 Malta6.2%
  6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland4.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India3.0% · 8th
0.6 mn3.0%8th Turkey 36% Peru 18%
France 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy45%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany19%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium15%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan1.9%
  5. 🇵🇹 Portugal1.7%
  6. 🇮🇳 India0.9%
0.5 mn0.9%6th Italy 45% Germany 19%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy46%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru16%
  3. 🇨🇳 China12%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany8.6%
  5. 🇩🇰 Denmark7.3%
  6. 🇫🇷 France5.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.6% · 9th
0.5 mn0.6%9th Italy 46% Peru 16%
Egypt 2025
  1. 🇭🇺 Hungary39%
  2. 🇨🇳 China29%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany25%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.2%
  5. 🇧🇷 Brazil2.0%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.4%
0.3 mn–not sold Hungary 39% China 29%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States33%
  2. 🇵🇪 Peru13%
  3. 🇨🇳 China13%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan7.8%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey6.4%
  6. 🇮🇳 India4.5%
0.3 mn4.5%6th United States 33% Peru 13%
Tunisia 2024
  1. 🇫🇷 France99%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy1.3%
0.3 mn–not sold France 99% Italy 1.3%
Malta 2025
  1. 🇹🇳 Tunisia100%
  2. 🇨🇳 China<0.1%
  3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom<0.1%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
0.3 mn–not sold Tunisia 100% China <0.1%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan57%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany33%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.1%
  4. 🇲🇹 Malta3.9%
  5. 🇨🇳 China1.0%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6%
0.2 mn4.1%3rd Japan 57% Germany 33%

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.