# HS 540247 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), not partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.3B | -1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | +0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -13.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | $1.1B | -0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +7.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | +12.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | $1.3B | -2.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | $1.0B | -25% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | $1.5B | +5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | $1.5B | -4.5% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | -11.1% | -3.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | $180.6M | +3.4% | 17 |
| Viet Nam | $153.9M | -3.9% | 12 |
| Turkey | $151.1M | -2.8% | 23 |
| Pakistan | $128.6M | +6.5% | 15 |
| Republic of Korea | $88.3M | +0.5% | 22 |
| India | $77.5M | +10.4% | 18 |
| Japan | $63.1M | -1.9% | 12 |
| Indonesia | $61.9M | +5.4% | 15 |
| China | $38.6M | -9.8% | 18 |
| USA | $34.2M | -5.9% | 24 |
| Bangladesh | $34.0M | +1.3% | 7 |
| Germany | $24.0M | -4.3% | 35 |

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