# HS 540252 (Not Sewing Thread) global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in (not sewing thread), single, of polyesters (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre, not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity reached $157.5M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $194.9M | -4.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | $175.8M | -9.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | $164.3M | -6.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | $173.1M | +5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | $179.8M | +3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | $177.2M | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $159.7M | -9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | $132.2M | -17.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | $155.2M | +17.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | $169.0M | +8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | $154.3M | -8.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | $157.5M | +2.1% | +0.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | $16.3M | -14.4% | 17 |
| Germany | $12.9M | +4.2% | 31 |
| Sudan | $12.6M | +58.5% | 1 |
| Bangladesh | $10.7M | +24.7% | 10 |
| Italy | $9.0M | +2.7% | 24 |
| Viet Nam | $8.6M | -5.7% | 13 |
| China | $5.9M | -9.2% | 18 |
| Morocco | $5.4M | +22% | 14 |
| Egypt | $4.4M | -9.2% | 11 |
| Canada | $4.3M | -12.1% | 6 |
| United Kingdom | $3.8M | -13.4% | 14 |
| USA | $3.6M | +10.5% | 20 |

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