# HS 540239 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, other than of nylon or other polymides, polyesters, or polypropylene, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $82.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $99.9M | -4.1% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | $91.1M | -8.8% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | $85.9M | -5.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | $70.3M | -18.1% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | $73.3M | +4.2% | -7% |
| 2018 | $86.6M | +18.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | $71.7M | -17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | $55.3M | -22.9% | -9% |
| 2021 | $68.7M | +24.3% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | $80.9M | +17.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | $80.1M | -1% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | $82.4M | +2.8% | +6.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Viet Nam | $10.2M | -7.2% | 12 |
| USA | $7.3M | +36.5% | 19 |
| Netherlands | $6.6M | +2.7% | 21 |
| Turkey | $5.6M | +14% | 19 |
| Republic of Korea | $3.9M | -0.9% | 12 |
| Morocco | $3.1M | +20.8% | 8 |
| Ethiopia | $2.7M | +32% | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | $2.5M | +10.5% | 28 |
| Bangladesh | $2.2M | +32.1% | 7 |
| Paraguay | $2.0M | +3.9% | 5 |
| Philippines | $1.9M | +16.4% | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | $1.9M | +17.8% | 2 |

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