Germany's industrial textile exports down 0.99%, imports drop 6.64%

Germany’s exports of industrial textiles eased by 0.99 per cent from $2,723.155 million in 2023, which had increased from $2,641.635 million in 2022, according to Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro.

The United States was the top market for Germany’s exports of industrial textiles, with outbound shipments valued at $204.958 million in 2024, accounting for 7.60 per cent of total exports. Among the top five markets, exports to Poland were $192.229 million (7.13 per cent), Italy $152.952 million (5.67 per cent), China $134.503 million (4.99 per cent), and France $131.091 million (4.86 per cent).

The country also observed a similar trend in imports of these products. Inbound shipments were valued at $1,272.183 million in 2022, which rose by 5.34 per cent to $1,340.749 million in 2023, but declined to $1,251.330 million in 2024, according to TexPro.

Germany has a diversified industrial base that requires sophisticated industrial textile products. It imports these products in significant value from around the world. China remained the top supplier, with industrial textile imports amounting to $158.580 million, accounting for 12.67 per cent of Germany’s total imports of $1,251.330 million in 2024. Imports from Switzerland were $115.645 million (9.24 per cent), Italy $115.387 million (9.22 per cent), Poland $110.489 million (8.83 per cent), and Luxembourg $99.855 million (7.98 per cent) in the same year.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)