In comparison, worldwide exported synthetic beards, eyelashes and similar items were valued at $1.59 billion for 2022. That dollar amount reflects a 73.8% improvement versus 2018 and advancing by 9.4% year over year compared to 2021.
International sales of exported wigs, beards, eyelashes and similar items made from human hair remain a lucrative exported product category, ringing up $3.4 billion in international sales for 2022. Increases under the human hair category were a 158.5% gain from 2018 and slowing to a 6.1% upturn from 2021 to 2022.
Exported items made from animal hair encompassing wigs, beards and eyelashes was the big loser compared to the above categories, despite attracting $1.34 billion worth of international sales during 2022. This product category fell by -22.9% over the most recent five-year period, and dropped by -24.7% year over year.
Below, you will find the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System codes the product categories shown.
- 670411 for synthetic full wigs
- 670419 for synthetic beards, eyelashes and similar items
- 670420 for items made from human hair including wigs, beards and eyelashes
- 670490 for items made from animal hair including wigs, beards and eyelashes.
Main Exporters of Synthetic Full Wigs
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of synthetic full wigs during 2022.
- China: US$247.2 million (40.2% of exported synthetic full wigs)
- Indonesia: $209.9 million (34.2%)
- Bangladesh: $39.6 million (6.4%)
- Germany: $35.3 million (5.8%)
- United States: $19.1 million (3.1%)
- Philippines: $12.1 million (2%)
- Cambodia: $8.4 million (1.4%)
- Hong Kong: $6.6 million (1.1%)
- Laos: $6.3 million (1%)
- Myanmar: $5.9 million (1%)
- Netherlands: $4.4 million (0.7%)
- France: $3.9 million (0.6%)
- United Kingdom: $3.7 million (0.6%)
- Thailand: $1.9 million (0.3%)
- Vietnam: $1.4 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.6% of globally exported synthetic full wigs in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of synthetic full wigs since 2018 were: Laos (up 1,385%), Netherlands (up 896.8%), Cambodia (up 179.5%) and Thailand (up 147.9%).
Those countries that posted declines in their export sales of synthetic full wigs were led by: Philippines (down -77.9% from 2021), Vietnam (down -50.5%), Myanmar (down -45.6%), Hong Kong (down -44.1%) and the United Kingdom (down -42.6%).
Main Exporters of Synthetic Beards and Eyelashes
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of synthetic beards, eyelashes and similar items during 2022.
- China: US$1 billion (65.1% of exported synthetic beards/eyelashes)
- Bangladesh: $104 million (6.5%)
- Indonesia: $99.3 million (6.2%)
- Senegal: $68.4 million (4.3%)
- Togo: $52.1 million (3.3%)
- Vietnam: $41.3 million (2.6%)
- United Kingdom: $22.4 million (1.4%)
- United States: $21.2 million (1.3%)
- South Korea: $21 million (1.3%)
- Germany: $15.9 million (1%)
- Philippines: $15.1 million (0.9%)
- Canada: $12.3 million (0.8%)
- Czech Republic: $9.7 million (0.6%)
- Nigeria: $7.7 million (0.5%)
- Tanzania: $6.3 million (0.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.3% of globally exported synthetic beards and eyelashes (and similar items) in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of synthetic beards and eyelashes since 2018 were: Philippines (up 265%), Germany (up 150.1%), mainland China (up 121.8%) and Togo (up 109.6%).
Four major suppliers posted declines in their sales of exported synthetic beards and eyelashes, namely: South Korea (down -41.5% from 2021), Nigeria (down -33.9%), Canada (down -21.3%), United States of America (down -15.2%).
Main Exporters of Human Hair Wigs, Beards and Eyelashes
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of items made from human hair including wigs, beards and eyelashes during 2022.
- China: US$2.9 billion (89.4% of exported wigs, beards and eyelashes made from human hair)
- Indonesia: $95.5 million (2.9%)
- Bangladesh: $39.9 million (1.2%)
- Germany: $35.1 million (1.1%)
- United States: $32 million (1%)
- Vietnam: $22.5 million (0.7%)
- Hong Kong: $20.6 million (0.6%)
- North Korea: $11.3 million (0.3%)
- Italy: $9.7 million (0.3%)
- United Kingdom: $9.4 million (0.3%)
- Sweden: $8.7 million (0.3%)
- Austria: $7.2 million (0.2%)
- Israel: $5.7 million (0.2%)
- Tanzania: $4.3 million (0.1%)
- Myanmar: $4 million (0.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.7% of globally exported wigs, beards and eyelashes made from human hair in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of wigs, beards and eyelashes made from human hair since 2018 were: Vietnam (up 2,014%), North Korea (up 522.1%), Bangladesh (up 497.9%) and Myanmar (up 289.9%).
Four leading suppliers that posted declines in their export sales of wigs, beards and eyelashes made from human hair were: Hong Kong (down -58.1% from 2021), Israel (down -38.3%), United States of America (down -36.9%) and Italy (down -23%).
Main Exporters of Animal Hair Wigs, Beards and Eyelashes
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of items made from animal hair including wigs, beards and eyelashes during 2022.
- China: US$1.2 billion (87% of exported wigs, beards and eyelashes made from animal hair)
- Mozambique: $43 million (3.2%)
- Indonesia: $28.6 million (2.1%)
- Kenya: $18.6 million (1.4%)
- United States: $16.1 million (1.2%)
- Thailand: $9.7 million (0.7%)
- Israel: $7.6 million (0.6%)
- Vietnam: $6.8 million (0.5%)
- South Africa: $5.9 million (0.4%)
- Uganda: $3.7 million (0.3%)
- South Korea: $3.5 million (0.3%)
- United Kingdom: $3.1 million (0.2%)
- Nigeria: $2.7 million (0.2%)
- Germany: $2.2 million (0.2%)
- Italy: $2.1 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.5% of globally exported wigs, beards and eyelashes made from animal hair in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of wigs, beards and eyelashes made from animal hair since 2018 were: Nigeria (up 9,518%), Kenya (up 456.4%), Israel (up 250.9%) and Mozambique (up 105%).
Five major suppliers posted declines in their export sales of wigs, beards and eyelashes made from animal hair, namely: Indonesia (down -64.2% from 2021), South Korea (down -61.4%), Italy (down -41.5%), Uganda (down -27.7%) and mainland China (down -25%).
Wigs Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of exporters engaged in the trade of wigs and hair extensions.
- Hair Edition (South Korea)
- Hair Piece Factory (Bangladesh)
- Montez Enterprise, LLC (United States)
- Pearlcoin Limited (Hong Kong)
- Sensualy.it (Italy)
- Suna Hair (India)
- Tran Nang Chinh Household (Vietnam)
- Xuchang Yunlong Hair Products (China)
The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
See also Top Human Hair Exporters by Country, Perfumes Exporters by Country, Beauty Cosmetics and Skincare Exports by Country and Top Soap Exporters by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier showroom for hair wigs. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Wikipedia, Eyelash extensions. Accessed on August 28, 2023
Wikipedia, Wig. Accessed on August 28, 2023
