Agriculture commodity
Sisal
Agave sisalana — Tanzania, Kenya. Natural fibre for rope, twine, and composites.
At a glance
- Family
- Industrial & Fibre Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 5304.10
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Raw Sisal Fibre
- Decorticated sisal fibre
- Sisal Twine & CordageHS 5607.21
- Sisal baler twine and ropes
Frequently asked
- What is Sisal?
- Agave sisalana — Tanzania, Kenya. Natural fibre for rope, twine, and composites.
- Which forms is Sisal traded in?
- Sisal is traded as: Raw Sisal Fibre, Sisal Twine & Cordage.
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