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Heading 6505 · Section XII

6505

Hats and other headgear; knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

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India's exports of 6505 2025

US$ 37.8 mn

exported in , up 24.6% on , to 161 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Nigeria US$ 7.4 mn19.7% share +156.9%
  2. 2 United States US$ 6.8 mn18.0% share +4.8%
  3. 3 Germany US$ 3.4 mn8.9% share +6.1%
  4. 4 United Kingdom US$ 2.6 mn6.9% share −22.8%
  5. 5 United Arab Emirates US$ 2.1 mn5.5% share +35.0%
Other 156 countriesUS$ 15.5 mn · 41.0%
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 183 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 6505, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam25%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh18%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico18%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.6%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 15th
2.16 bn0.4%15th Vietnam 25% China 22%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China57%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.5%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.6%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.6%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia3.3%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 10th
589 mn1.0%10th China 57% Vietnam 6.5%
Oman 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India48%
  2. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates30%
  3. 🇨🇳 China12%
  4. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh3.9%
  5. 🇵🇭 Philippines0.8%
  6. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6%
10.2 mn48%1st United Arab Emirates 30% China 12%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China68%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy6.6%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.0%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.8%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia1.8%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 8th
247 mn1.2%8th China 68% Italy 6.6%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China47%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy21%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.7%
  4. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh7.5%
  5. 🇮🇳 India2.5%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.6%
80.8 mn2.5%5th China 47% Italy 21%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam7.2%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.4%
  5. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh3.4%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 21st
390 mn0.5%21st China 52% Italy 13%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China63%
  2. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh6.6%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany6.6%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy3.3%
  6. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 10th
216 mn0.7%10th China 63% Bangladesh 6.6%
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China70%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam7.8%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh7.0%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States2.8%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.1%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy1.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 9th
150 mn0.9%9th China 70% Vietnam 7.8%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy10%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.8%
  4. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh4.9%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany4.7%
  6. 🇰🇭 Cambodia3.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.9% · 11th
131 mn0.9%11th China 52% Italy 10%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.9%
  4. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.3%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.4%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 21st
287 mn0.4%21st China 38% Germany 12%

The markets that buy the most 6505 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam25%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh18%
  4. 🇲🇽 Mexico18%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.6%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 15th
2.16 bn0.4%15th Vietnam 25% China 22%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China57%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam6.5%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.6%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.6%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia3.3%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 10th
589 mn1.0%10th China 57% Vietnam 6.5%
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China62%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam13%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy6.2%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia3.2%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico2.6%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand2.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 20th
508 mn0.2%20th China 62% Vietnam 13%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy13%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam7.2%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands3.4%
  5. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh3.4%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.5% · 21st
390 mn0.5%21st China 52% Italy 13%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China46%
  2. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh17%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam15%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States5.0%
  5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia2.5%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 19th
298 mn0.3%19th China 46% Bangladesh 17%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.9%
  4. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.3%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States4.4%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.4% · 21st
287 mn0.4%21st China 38% Germany 12%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China30%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands14%
  3. 🇫🇷 France14%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain7.8%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium7.7%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany7.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.3% · 25th
263 mn0.3%25th China 30% Netherlands 14%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China68%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy6.6%
  3. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh5.0%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam4.8%
  5. 🇰🇭 Cambodia1.8%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.2% · 8th
247 mn1.2%8th China 68% Italy 6.6%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China53%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam28%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy6.8%
  4. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.1%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States1.5%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 19th
243 mn0.2%19th China 53% Vietnam 28%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China63%
  2. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh6.6%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany6.6%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam5.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy3.3%
  6. 🇰🇭 Cambodia2.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.7% · 10th
216 mn0.7%10th China 63% Bangladesh 6.6%

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.