Raw human hair has significant commercial value. In some countries, criminals have made hair-theft muggings a recurrent problem. Natural human hair is also a coveted commodity in international trade, processed by businesses into hair extensions and wigs. Globally, international sales of exported human hair (excluding hair extensions and wigs) totaled US$76.8 million in 2018. That […]

Worldwide, exports of sunglasses by country totaled US$7.1 billion in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 13.2% increase for all shippers of sunglasses over the five-year period starting in 2014. Year over year, the value of exported sunglasses fell by -0.8% from 2017 to 2018. Among continents, Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported […]

Global exports of full wigs made from synthetic textile materials totaled US$501.7 million in 2018, up by 6.2% over the five-year period starting in 2014 and rising 11.4% from 2017 to 2018. Worldwide, exported synthetic beards, eyelashes and similar items were valued at $901.1 million for 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 36.1% gain compared […]

Mood-improving scents remain in demand around the world, with perfumes exported by country totaling US$19.4 billion in 2018. Overall, the value of exported perfumes rose by an average 1.5% for all exporting countries since 2014 when perfumes shipments were valued at $19.1 billion. Year over year, the value of international sales for perfumes appreciated by […]