# HS 540211 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity nylon or other polyamides, of aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $1.2B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $913.1M | -4.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | $949.5M | +4% | -4% |
| 2015 | $926.3M | -2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $920.6M | -0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +28% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +1.6% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | -2% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | $970.9M | -17.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +18.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | +13.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -3.5% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | -6.9% | +0.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $134.0M | -1.2% | 29 |
| China | $103.0M | -10.3% | 24 |
| Germany | $92.0M | -10.6% | 43 |
| Italy | $75.8M | -0.1% | 27 |
| Poland | $68.4M | +7.2% | 18 |
| Brazil | $58.2M | +3.7% | 20 |
| France | $55.9M | +5.6% | 29 |
| Netherlands | $53.9M | -4% | 40 |
| Turkey | $48.2M | +14.3% | 23 |
| Mexico | $48.2M | +9.1% | 22 |
| Ukraine | $40.8M | +44.4% | 15 |
| Czechia | $37.7M | +1.3% | 19 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._