# HS 540233 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $4.6B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.9B | +6.5% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | $4.1B | +4.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | $3.7B | -9.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | $3.5B | -3.7% | -3% |
| 2017 | $4.0B | +11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | $4.6B | +15.7% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | $4.2B | -9.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | $3.4B | -18% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | $4.6B | +35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $4.9B | +5.4% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $4.3B | -11.4% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | $4.6B | +6.7% | -0.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Viet Nam | $432.9M | +3% | 21 |
| Brazil | $376.4M | +1.9% | 27 |
| Turkey | $332.5M | -8.7% | 46 |
| Pakistan | $316.2M | +8.8% | 24 |
| Egypt | $222.9M | +12.3% | 22 |
| Bangladesh | $216.0M | +9.7% | 15 |
| Republic of Korea | $188.5M | -2.5% | 24 |
| Indonesia | $184.0M | +11.6% | 26 |
| Mexico | $166.3M | +3.3% | 37 |
| Thailand | $121.4M | -0.9% | 32 |
| Japan | $120.5M | +0.2% | 17 |
| USA | $120.3M | -1.4% | 39 |

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