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Heading in chapter 50 — Silk

Silk waste

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

$33MIndia’s exports in 2025
12countries bought from India in 2025
1.7×change since 2013 ($20M)
14%of chapter 50 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. China
  2. Italy
  3. Viet Nam
  4. Thailand
  5. United Kingdom
  6. Bangladesh
  7. USA
  8. Nepal
  9. Canada
  10. Denmark

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 5003

1 codes India exports
5003.00Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garneted stock)$33M in 2025 — 100% of the total

Other codes in chapter 50

5007Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste$198M in 20255005Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale$2.6M in 20255004Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not put up for retail sale$1.9M in 20255006Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale$990K in 20255002Raw silk (not thrown)$380K in 20255001Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling$0 in 2025