2026
May 21, 2026
The annual Australian wool and New Zealand wool import tariff quotas are officially fully implemented. The clear quota quantities and application and use rules provide solid and powerful policy support for many domestic wool spinning companies that rely on imported high-quality wool raw materials to stabilize raw material procurement channels, control production costs, and ensure stable production of high-end yarns, further promoting the stable and orderly development of the domestic high-end wool spinning industry.
According to official authoritative data, the total Australian wool import quota for this year is
44,324 tons, New Zealand wool import quota is 36,936 tons, in addition to the supporting import quota of new wool tops reaches 665
tons. In terms of quota application and usage rules, the principle of first-come, first-served is still adopted this time. The quotas successfully applied for by enterprises are valid for three months. All annual quotas must be cleared and used before the end of the year. Overdue quotas will be automatically invalidated.
At the same time, relevant departments have also clearly defined the basic threshold for quota application.
2025
Only formal wool spinning enterprises that have actual performance in regular wool imports in 2018, or whose annual wool yarn processing capacity reaches 3,000 tons or more, are eligible to participate in the application for imported wool tariff quotas this year. This threshold setting can accurately select high-quality production companies with strong strength and standardized operations in the industry. It not only ensures that high-quality imported wool raw materials can flow to regular production companies, but also further standardizes the order of the domestic wool raw material import market.
The biggest benefit of the official launch of imported wool tariff quotas is that it can significantly reduce the procurement costs of enterprises importing high-quality Australian wool and new wool, and stabilize the raw material supply of high-end fine wool and high-quality cashmere blended wire. For a long time, imported high-quality wool has been the core raw material for making high-count wool threads and high-end cashmere blended yarns due to its many advantages such as fine fiber, soft feel, and uniform color. Sufficient and stable supply of imported raw materials can effectively alleviate the cost pressure of high-end wool production enterprises and ensure the stable release of daily production capacity of enterprises.
Accurately grasping the opportunities of the imported raw material quota policy and scientifically planning the raw material procurement reserve plan are key measures for the stable operation of high-end woolen textile enterprises. China Li County Oumu Wool Textile Co., Ltd. As a local high-quality wool textile enterprise with mature production capacity and formal import and export business qualifications, it has completed the preparatory work for applying for wool import quotas for this year early and reasonably planned the purchase quantity and warehousing rhythm of imported Australian wool and New Zealand high-quality fine wool.
The company relies on imported high-quality wool raw materials and local high-quality domestic wool resources to build a two-way stable raw material procurement system. It can not only strictly control the production costs of high-end cashmere threads, worsted high-count wool threads and other products, but also comprehensively ensure that core quality standards such as product feel, warmth retention, and flexibility are met. In daily production and operations, enterprises reasonably allocate raw material inventory and arrange production work in an orderly manner based on market order needs to avoid problems such as backlog and waste of raw materials or shortage of supply and production interruption.
While stabilizing production capacity, China Lixian Oumu Wool Spinning Co., Ltd. continues to optimize the spinning ratio process, giving full play to the material advantages of imported high-quality wool raw materials to create a variety of high-end light luxury style knitted yarn products, which are widely used in many fields such as high-end clothing production, fine hand-knitting, and high-end foreign trade orders. In the future, the company will continue to pay close attention to policy changes related to wool imports, flexibly adjust the raw material procurement layout, rely on a stable and high-quality raw material supply chain, adhere to the bottom line of product quality, continue to export cost-effective high-end woolen yarn to the market, and help the domestic high-end woolen industry achieve long-term and stable development.