# HS 540245 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $947.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | -3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | -9.7% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -17.9% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | $988.2M | -10.7% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | +4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | $1.0B | -12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | $737.2M | -26.5% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +47.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | +9.6% | +6% |
| 2023 | $879.5M | -26.3% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | $947.7M | +7.8% | -4.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Republic of Korea | $88.7M | +9.9% | 18 |
| Viet Nam | $78.1M | +6.4% | 21 |
| India | $77.2M | +6.8% | 19 |
| Italy | $71.0M | -2.8% | 35 |
| China | $67.5M | -13.8% | 25 |
| Brazil | $64.9M | +6.5% | 17 |
| Turkey | $53.7M | -2.9% | 24 |
| Japan | $38.9M | -1.4% | 15 |
| Sri Lanka | $34.2M | +1.4% | 23 |
| France | $32.5M | -5.2% | 20 |
| Germany | $29.1M | -2.1% | 35 |
| USA | $27.2M | -12.8% | 22 |

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