Traditionally the countries importing the most mohair tops from South Africa are Italy, China, and the UK and 2022 was no different.

These are the percentages of each country that imported most of the mohair tops from South Africa during 2022:

🇮🇹 Italy                  39%
🇨🇳 China                26%
🇬🇧 U.K.                  10%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria            10%
🇹🇼 Taiwan             5%
🇯🇵 Japan               4%
🇪🇸 Spain                3%

The table below compares 2022 export figures with 2021.

2022 was a difficult year for countries importing mohair tops due to various external factors namely the Russia/Ukraine war and the Covid19 shutdown in China. South African mohair tops export figures are down 17% vs 2021, which is very similar to 2020 when mohair top export numbers dropped.