# HS 540246 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $1.1B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $935.1M | +3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | $959.0M | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | $790.8M | -17.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | $791.1M | +0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | $932.4M | +17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | +9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | +4.1% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | $789.0M | -25.5% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +40.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | $1.1B | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | +10.3% | +16% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | -13.9% | -1.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | $253.1M | +7.4% | 8 |
| Indonesia | $133.8M | +23.1% | 11 |
| Turkey | $132.2M | -16.8% | 13 |
| Republic of Korea | $78.6M | -0.5% | 11 |
| Brazil | $72.1M | -3.7% | 9 |
| Japan | $53.7M | +1.2% | 9 |
| India | $51.9M | +9.2% | 9 |
| Jordan | $39.0M | +70.8% | 7 |
| Viet Nam | $30.8M | -6.1% | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | $26.4M | +164.8% | 4 |
| El Salvador | $26.0M | +1.6% | 3 |
| Italy | $20.3M | +5.4% | 18 |

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