Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of human hair during 2020.

1. Hong Kong: US$44.4 million (56.4% of total human hair exports)
2. India: $14.3 million (18.1%)
3. Myanmar: $9.5 million (12%)
4. Pakistan: $2.3 million (3%)
5. United Kingdom: $1.5 million (1.9%)
6. Indonesia: $1.1 million (1.4%)
7. Afghanistan: $893,000 (1.1%)
8. Brazil: $773,000 (1%)
9. Bangladesh: $578,000 (0.7%)
10. Japan: $426,000 (0.5%)
11. Thailand: $384,000 (0.5%)
12. China: $275,000 (0.3%)
13. Uzbekistan: $244,000 (0.3%)
14. Australia: $219,000 (0.3%)
15. United States: $206,000 (0.3%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.9% of all human hair exported in 2020.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing human hair exporters from 2019 to 2020 were: Australia (up 1,891%), Hong Kong (up 47.1%), Pakistan (up 39.4%) and China (up 22.8%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported human hair sales were led by: United States (down -78.2%), United Kingdom (down -35.8%), Thailand (down -23.0%), India (down -10.4%) and Japan (down -4.5%).

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for human hair during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported human hair and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. India: US$14.2 million (net export surplus down -9.1% since 2019)
2. Hong Kong: $9.6 million (down -23.3%)
3. Pakistan: $2.3 million (up 39.4%)
4. United Kingdom: $984,000 (down -36.5%)
5. Afghanistan: $892,000 (no 2019 data)
6. Brazil: $732,000 (up 1642.9%)
7. Bangladesh: $420,000 (down -18.6%)
8. Thailand: $384,000 (down -23.0%)
9. Japan: $380,000 (down -7.8%)
10. China: $275,000 (up 22.8%)
11. Uzbekistan: $223,000 (down -7.1%)
12. Australia: $195,000 (reversing a -$16,000 deficit)
13. Guatemala: $161,000 (no 2019 data)
14. Ukraine: $125,000 (no 2019 data)
15. Ireland: $112,000 (no 2019 data)

India earned the highest surplus in the international trade of human hair. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms India’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for human hair during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported human hair purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. Indonesia: -US$57.4 million (net export deficit up 38.1% since 2019)
2. Austria: -$14.1 million (down -11.3%)
3. Myanmar: -$6.9 million (up 17.1%)
4. Italy: -$3.8 million (down -46.9%)
5. Sweden: -$3 million (up 9.9%)
6. France: -$2.3 million (up 4,300%)
7. Vietnam: -$2.1 million (down -40%)
8. Israel: -$791,000 (down -65.5%)
9. United States: -$769,000 (reversing a $253,000 surplus)
10. Germany: -$485,000 (up 45.6%)
11. Laos: -$384,000 (down -52.4%)
12. Netherlands: -$309,000 (up 86.1%)
13. Slovakia: -$156,000 (down -3.7%)
14. Nigeria: -$149,000 (up 55.2%)
15. South Korea: -$127,000 (down -41.5%)

Indonesia incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of human hair. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Indonesia’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for human hair-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.

Human Hair Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of human hair exporters. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.

• B & K Import & Export (United States)
• Business-Salon Group Ltd (Ukraine)
• Evergreen Products Factory Ltd (Hong Kong)
• GRV Exports (India)
• Rawhair Import Export Company (Vietnam)
• UNICS Co, Ltd (Japan)
• Waheed Universal Hair Company (Pakistan)
• Widya International (Indonesia)