# HS 540219 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity nylon or other polyamides, other than aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $1.5B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | -0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | $1.6B | +3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -12.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | $1.3B | -5.7% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | $1.4B | +11.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | $1.5B | +6.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | $1.5B | -5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | -23.6% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +43.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | +13.9% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | -17.5% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | $1.5B | -4.3% | -3.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $119.7M | -1% | 33 |
| Thailand | $113.2M | -0.6% | 31 |
| China | $109.4M | +4.2% | 35 |
| Viet Nam | $106.2M | -0.5% | 19 |
| India | $81.4M | +6.4% | 30 |
| Republic of Korea | $78.6M | -1.3% | 15 |
| Romania | $75.7M | +8.3% | 26 |
| Czechia | $49.5M | -6.5% | 33 |
| Philippines | $48.8M | +2.9% | 12 |
| Mexico | $47.2M | +1.5% | 26 |
| Indonesia | $44.7M | -0.1% | 20 |
| Portugal | $40.5M | +2.8% | 25 |

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