| Rank | Country | Imports of Silk waste in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | Italy | $18,370,770 |  | | 2 | China | $12,754,922 | | | 3 | Germany | $9,705,928 | | | 4 | Japan | $3,083,149 | | | 5 | United Kingdom | $1,379,488 | | | 6 | India | $1,300,328 | | | 7 | Korea, South | $1,263,672 | | | 8 | Switzerland | $1,066,032 | | | 9 | Thailand | $755,092 | | | 10 | Austria | $535,741 | | | 11 | France | $514,285 | | | 12 | Spain | $378,519 | | | 13 | Romania | $368,356 | | | 14 | United States | $345,030 | | | 15 | Bulgaria | $336,144 | | | 16 | Brazil | $295,932 | | | 17 | Vietnam | $239,600 | | | 18 | Hong Kong | $206,729 | | | 19 | Turkey | $189,871 | | | 20 | Portugal | $108,228 | | | 21 | Pakistan | $104,925 | | | 22 | Malaysia | $100,143 | | | 23 | Qatar | $96,502 | | | 24 | Lithuania | $89,442 | | | 25 | Slovenia | $72,456 | | | 26 | Australia | $71,877 | | | 27 | New Zealand | $71,734 | | | 28 | Canada | $50,024 | | | 29 | Tunisia | $39,323 | | | 30 | Czech Republic | $26,644 | | | 31 | Netherlands | $26,515 | | | 32 | Mexico | $15,300 | | | 33 | Hungary | $15,000 | | | 34 | Mali | $13,664 | | | 35 | Poland | $13,207 | | | 36 | Norway | $9,615 | | | 37 | Singapore | $4,750 | | | 38 | Israel | $4,000 | | | 39 | Ukraine | $2,815 | | | 40 | Belgium | $2,784 | | | 41 | Bahrain | $2,777 | | | 42 | Philippines | $2,304 | | | 43 | Dominican Republic | $1,504 | | | 44 | Malta | $1,219 | | | 45 | Bahamas, The | $585 | | | 46 | Sweden | $557 | | | 47 | South Africa | $418 | | | 48 | Cyprus | $362 | | | 49 | Zimbabwe | $350 | | | 50 | Senegal | $306 | | | 51 | Bermuda | $229 | | | 52 | Luxembourg | $224 | | | 53 | Latvia | $151 | | | 54 | French Polynesia | $105 | | | 55 | Finland | $72 | | | 56 | Greece | $32 | | | 57 | Estonia | $31 | | | 58 | Nepal | $25 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Armenia | | $1,223 | | | | | |
| Aruba | | | | | | | $102 |
| Australia | $42,982 | $106,048 | $133,935 | $113,462 | $74,496 | $71,877 | $29,232 |
| Austria | $184,919 | $302,569 | $398,375 | $554,523 | $586,363 | $535,741 | |
| Azerbaijan | | | | $5,400 | | | $732 |
| Bahamas, The | $1,237 | $13,282 | $3,002 | $10,172 | $255 | $585 | $3,041 |
| Bahrain | $1,763 | $199 | $28,391 | $346 | | $2,777 | |
| Bangladesh | $26,077 | | $9,631 | | | | |
| Barbados | | $247 | $1,096 | | | | |
| Belgium | $217,627 | $152,581 | $184,670 | $95,501 | $4,979 | $2,784 | $17,775 |
| Bermuda | | | | | | $229 | |
| Bhutan | $752 | | | $67 | | | |
| Bolivia | | $143 | | $8,123 | $11,416 | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $73 | $235 | | | | | |
| Botswana | $35,591 | $24,019 | $3,425 | $2 | | | |
| Brazil | $17,981 | $313,231 | | $36,588 | $15,029 | $295,932 | $88,826 |
| Bulgaria | $227,331 | $286,474 | $557,441 | $484,303 | $251,391 | $336,144 | $760,912 |
| Burundi | | | | | $470 | | |
| Cambodia | | | $43,488 | | | | |
| Cameroon | | | | | $426 | | |
| Canada | $98,692 | $86,098 | $90,532 | $55,713 | $56,701 | $50,024 | $105,918 |
| Chile | | $247,788 | $93,210 | $3,360 | | | |
| China | $5,322,725 | $6,282,751 | $5,160,847 | $752,137 | $2,866,013 | $12,754,922 | $7,179,343 |
| Costa Rica | | $55 | | | | | |
| Croatia | | | | $465 | | | $135 |
| Cyprus | $1,779 | $5,863 | | | | $362 | |
| Czech Republic | $8,865 | $58,989 | $65,721 | $40,564 | $10,235 | $26,644 | $89,205 |
| Denmark | $6,506 | $14,297 | $32,368 | $213 | | | |
| Dominican Republic | $28 | | | $2,145 | $52 | $1,504 | |
| Egypt | $70,610 | | $2,040 | | $238,956 | | |
| El Salvador | | | | $1,008 | | | |
| Estonia | $1,343 | $7,334 | $48,341 | | | $31 | |
| Ethiopia | | $2,231 | | | | | |
| Faroe Islands | | | $201 | | | | |
| Fiji | | | $143 | | $112 | | |
| Finland | $28,573 | $128 | $2,061 | $92 | $3,824 | $72 | $163 |
| France | $485,266 | $968,028 | $759,006 | $680,752 | $556,571 | $514,285 | $695,713 |
| French Polynesia | | | | | | $105 | |
| Gambia, The | | | | $91 | | | |
| Germany | $6,160,000 | $9,859,000 | $10,218,000 | $8,132,000 | $5,774,000 | $9,705,928 | $11,225,220 |
| Ghana | | $356 | $42 | | | | |
| Greece | $120 | $17,438 | $11,483 | $1,743 | $38 | $32 | |
| Guatemala | | | $1,413 | | | | |
| Honduras | | $2,241 | | | $360 | | |
| Hong Kong | $382,585 | $298,363 | | $15,279 | $3,262 | $206,729 | $157,372 |
| Hungary | | | | | | $15,000 | $17,000 |
| Iceland | | | | | $69 | | |
| India | $3,518,796 | $3,474,590 | $3,277,957 | $511,296 | $1,156,609 | $1,300,328 | $1,993,672 |
| Indonesia | $1,003 | $3,872 | $6 | $420,133 | $13,870 | | |
| Ireland | $29,685 | $17,634 | $23 | $24,512 | $2,462 | | |
| Israel | $10,000 | $20,000 | $13,000 | $12,000 | $7,000 | $4,000 | |
| Italy | $16,695,865 | $21,984,464 | $21,820,684 | $21,574,714 | $11,658,452 | $18,370,770 | $24,260,373 |
| Japan | $6,978,420 | $6,818,555 | $7,241,525 | $5,988,733 | $2,534,412 | $3,083,149 | $4,033,894 |
| Kenya | $15,424 | | | | | | |
| Korea, South | $1,881,274 | $1,393,970 | $2,313,839 | $5,023,441 | $3,640,160 | $1,263,672 | $414,201 |
| Kuwait | | $34,353 | $2,650 | | | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | $630 | | | | | | |
| Latvia | | | | $40 | $18 | $151 | $218 |
| Lebanon | | $67 | | | | | |
| Lesotho | | | | $2,635 | | | |
| Lithuania | | $320 | | | $99,176 | $89,442 | $178,662 |
| Luxembourg | $634 | $397 | | $12 | $15 | $224 | $47 |
| Macau | $404 | | | | | | |
| Madagascar | | | | $4,379 | | | |
| Malawi | $11 | | | | $3,068 | | |
| Malaysia | $4,319 | $35,097 | $31,597 | $13,570 | $44,338 | $100,143 | $18,507 |
| Mali | | | | | | $13,664 | |
| Malta | $1,146 | $411 | | | | $1,219 | |
| Mauritius | $4,185 | $522 | | $11,101 | $412 | | $566 |
| Mexico | | $2,766 | | | $240 | $15,300 | $26,400 |
| Morocco | $2,851 | | | | | | |
| Mozambique | | $4,418 | $353 | | | | |
| Namibia | $5,145 | $3,357 | | | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | | $25 | |
| Netherlands | $22,377 | $491,212 | $769,985 | $200,394 | $90,667 | $26,515 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | $184 | | $196 | | | | |
| New Caledonia | | | | $887 | | | $21 |
| New Zealand | $106,884 | $72,784 | $160,518 | $62,836 | $100,209 | $71,734 | $190,815 |
| Nicaragua | | $465 | | $3,717 | | | |
| Niger | | $280 | | | $32 | | |
| Norway | $8,647 | $878 | $13,636 | $553 | | $9,615 | $9,044 |
| Oman | $1,246 | $17,797 | | | | | |
| Pakistan | $26,912 | $749,117 | $353,052 | $10,951 | $18,158 | $104,925 | $15,923 |
| Panama | | $368 | | | | | |
| Paraguay | $9,301 | | | $6,108 | | | |
| Peru | $98,836 | $129,057 | $4,331 | $1,257 | | | |
| Philippines | $7,836 | $26,337 | $48,735 | $4,325 | $2,088 | $2,304 | $2,929 |
| Poland | $6,924 | $64,145 | $200,467 | $179,347 | $19,173 | $13,207 | $38,171 |
| Portugal | $97,366 | $156,891 | $130,264 | $117,905 | $112,114 | $108,228 | $204,481 |
| Qatar | $303 | $449 | $15,320 | $3,816 | | $96,502 | |
| Romania | $4,821 | $16,803 | $73,238 | $102,876 | $261,177 | $368,356 | $336,370 |
| Russia | | | | $25,870 | $4,105 | | |
| Rwanda | | | | | $606 | | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,680 | | $840 | $1,382 | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | $79,229 | $191,550 | | | | | |
| Senegal | $327 | $60 | $5,010 | $450 | | $306 | |
| Serbia | $13,348 | $6,493 | | | | | $5,199 |
| Seychelles | $4 | $557 | | | | | |
| Singapore | $309,533 | $273,780 | $15,758 | $22,780 | $1,982 | $4,750 | $8,977 |
| Slovenia | $99,243 | $172,880 | $234,493 | $148,725 | $180,251 | $72,456 | $170,898 |
| South Africa | $46,814 | $66,685 | $83,909 | $61,184 | $34,609 | $418 | |
| Spain | $758,133 | $621,566 | $333,212 | $287,190 | $697,464 | $378,519 | |
| Sri Lanka | $3,089 | $15,345 | $3,925 | | | | |
| Sudan | | | $7,101 | | $2,765 | | |
| Swaziland | $5,861 | $4,057 | $3,952 | | | | |
| Sweden | $2,143 | $8,423 | $1,187 | $4,772 | $3,293 | $557 | |
| Switzerland | $1,976,624 | $2,298,220 | $2,160,212 | $2,486,408 | $1,226,677 | $1,066,032 | $1,310,177 |
| Tanzania | $36,088 | | | $1,445 | | | $494 |
| Thailand | $3,321,202 | $6,378,962 | $4,587,521 | $3,406,968 | $813,358 | $755,092 | $2,276,539 |
| Tonga | | | | $406 | | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | | $5,844 | | | |
| Tunisia | $141 | | | $11,838 | | $39,323 | |
| Turkey | $65,423 | $162,796 | $176,976 | $286,146 | $382,918 | $189,871 | $338,190 |
| Ukraine | | $15 | | $8,990 | | $2,815 | |
| United Arab Emirates | $21,502 | | $68,231 | $7,531 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $1,351,103 | $2,112,047 | $2,520,476 | $1,724,371 | $1,169,411 | $1,379,488 | $859,030 |
| United States | $284,714 | $589,513 | $559,847 | $322,143 | $237,609 | $345,030 | $667,017 |
| Uruguay | $1,564,915 | $1,717,420 | $1,578,454 | $415,273 | $177,846 | | |
| Vanuatu | | | $132 | | | | |
| Venezuela | $64,758 | | | $504 | | | |
| Vietnam | $202,887 | $32,485 | $13,171 | $8,760 | $141,073 | $239,600 | |
| Zimbabwe | | $611 | | | $15 | $350 | |
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